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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. The immense brick fortress described in Part Three: Chapter III is located on top of what mountain?
2. What does Soliman fall ill with in Part Four: Chapter I?
3. What is Queen Marie-Louise embroidering in the beginning of Part Four: Chapter I?
4. Part Three: Chapter III is titled “The Sacrifice of the” what?
5. What is the title of Part Two: Chapter V?
Short Essay Questions
1. How has M. Lenormand de Mézy’s status changed in Part Two: Chapter V?
2. Where is King Henri Christophe in the opening of Part Three: Chapter V? What thoughts consume the king?
3. How is Santo Domingo described after Pauline Bonaparte’s departure in Part Two: Chapter VII?
4. What great fortress is described in Part Three: Chapter III? How is the reference to bulls in the title of the chapter associated with this setting?
5. What does the exposition reveal of Ti Noël’s circumstances in Part Three: Chapter I? How did Ti Noël gain freedom?
6. What changes are observed in Pauline Bonaparte’s behavior in Part Two: Chapter VII?
7. What causes King Henri Christophe’s suicide in Part Three: Chapter VI?
8. How is Pauline Bonaparte described in Part Two: Chapter VI? Where is she traveling?
9. What leads to Pauline Bonaparte’s experimentation with Voodoo in Part Two: Chapter VII?
10. What supernatural occurrence is described in Part Three: Chapter V?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the real figure of Dutty Boukman and the fictionalized character in the novel. How are these figures similar? Where does the author appear to take poetic license in his depiction? What are the attributes of this character?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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