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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of Pauline’s maids discovers Pauline on the floor with another slave dancing around her holding what in Part Two: Chapter VII?
(a) A frying pan
(b) A machete
(c) A hatchet
(d) A sickle

2. What does Pauline Bonaparte order to begin construction after her arrival on the island in Part Two: Chapter VI?
(a) A church
(b) A swimming pool
(c) A stable
(d) A statue

3. Pauline Bonaparte is described by the narrator as reveling in what during her voyage in Part Two: Chapter VI?
(a) Her husband's lust for her
(b) The king's lust for her
(c) Her slaves' lust for her
(d) The sailors' lust for her

4. What is the Venus of Canova statue holding in Part Four: Chapter I?
(a) A walnut
(b) An orange
(c) An almond
(d) An apple

5. Why did the white slave owners rarely kill their slaves, according to the narrator in Part Three: Chapter III?
(a) They were Christians
(b) They loved their slaves
(c) They were worth money
(d) They were afraid of the slaves

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pauline Bonaparte take with her when she departs for her husband’s second home in Part Two: Chapter VII?

2. What is the name of Pauline Bonaparte’s husband?

3. How much time has passed with King Henri Christophe in bed in the beginning of Part Three: Chapter VI?

4. What is the title of Part Four: Chapter II?

5. What previously unnoticed sound does King Henri Christophe observe in the palace rooms in Part Three: Chapter VI?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes are observed in Pauline Bonaparte’s behavior in Part Two: Chapter VII?

2. What prisoner is described in the Archbishop's Palace in Part Three: Chapter IV? Why is he imprisoned?

3. How is the palace described in Part Three: Chapter II? How does Ti Noël find himself there?

4. What happens to King Henri Christophe’s body in Part Three: Chapter VII?

5. How is Soliman perceived by the public in Rome in Part Four: Chapter I?

6. How does Ti Noël become enslaved again in Part Three: Chapter II?

7. Why does M. Lenormand de Mézy turn to religion in Part Two: Chapter V?

8. What does the exposition reveal of Ti Noël’s circumstances in Part Three: Chapter I? How did Ti Noël gain freedom?

9. How is the slavery under King Henri Christophe described in Part Three: Chapter III?

10. How is Santo Domingo described after Pauline Bonaparte’s departure in Part Two: Chapter VII?

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