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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 does Pauline Bonaparte order to begin construction after her arrival on the island in Part Two: Chapter VI?

2. What is Part Two: Chapter VI’s title?

3. One of Pauline’s maids discovers Pauline on the floor with another slave dancing around her holding what in Part Two: Chapter VII?

4. To whom does Pauline Bonaparte turn to perform voodoo rituals against the plague in Part Two: Chapter VII?

5. Where does Ti Noël sleep after his first day with the slave workers in Part Three: Chapter III?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How has M. Lenormand de Mézy’s status changed in Part Two: Chapter V?

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

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

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

6. What causes King Henri Christophe’s suicide in Part Three: Chapter VI?

7. What leads to Pauline Bonaparte’s experimentation with Voodoo in Part Two: Chapter VII?

8. What are Ti Noël’s first impressions of Santo Domingo in Part Three: Chapter I?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history of Voodoo and its depiction in The Kingdom of This World. How is the old Voodoo practitioner described in Part One: Chapter III? What does Voodoo represent to the slaves in the story? What does it represent to those in power?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the news of the French authorities related by Bouckman in the novel and discuss the real events that took place. What tensions existed between the French authorities and the colonial slave owners in the Caribbean? How are these tensions depicted in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the Yellow Fever epidemic described in Part Two. When was Yellow Fever identified? What treatments were available during the time of the novel? What symptoms does General Leclerc exhibit before he dies?

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