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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the king’s body sunk into in Part Three: Chapter VII?

2. The statue of Venus of Canova was modeled by whom, according to the narrator in Part Four: Chapter I?

3. Where does Ti Noël go after slipping away from the other slaves in Part Three: Chapter IV?

4. Pauline Bonaparte’s husband has bought a house on an island off the north coast of what county in case they should have to flee in Part Two: Chapter VI?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is King Henri Christophe’s behavior described in Part Three: Chapter III?

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

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

4. How is Ti Noël’s former plantation described in Part Three: Chapter II?

5. How are the actions and behavior of the Santo Domingo slave owners described in Part Two: Chapter V?

6. Where does Pauline go after her husband’s death in Part Two: Chapter VII? What happens to her sense of superstition?

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

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

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

10. How is Pauline Bonaparte’s behavior depicted after her arrival on the island in Part Two: Chapter VI? What is her relationship to Soliman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Ti Noël and his role as protagonist in the novel. What characteristics stand out in Ti Noël as “heroic”? How does Ti Noël view the world around him in Part One? What are his views on the colonial slave owners?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Governor Blancheland in the novel. What is Blancheland’s relationship with M. Lenormand de Mézy? How long has he been at his assignment when the revolution breaks out? How closely does this character relate to his model, Philibert François Rouxel de Blanchelande?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of retribution and terrorism in the narrative. How does “terrorism” apply to the tactics of the revolting slaves? How does it apply to the slave owners? What symbolism does the author use to establish these themes?

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