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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the activist in the Forward say the text is a metaphor for?
(a) The voices of women accused of being witches.
(b) The voices of many unheard black women.
(c) The voices of the faithless.
(d) The voice of women seeking sexuality.

2. How does Tituba describe the Boston home?
(a) Unassuming.
(b) Playful.
(c) Airy.
(d) Dark.

3. What defines Tituba's love for John Indian?
(a) Passion.
(b) Sexuality.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Romance.

4. What does Tituba use on the window sill as a focus for her imaginings?
(a) A vase and a flower.
(b) A dead mouse.
(c) A clean towel.
(d) A bowl of water.

5. How does Yao die?
(a) He is attacked by an animal.
(b) He is shot trying to escape.
(c) He is hanged after being on trial.
(d) He commits suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tituba begin to mistrust in Part 1, Chapter 9?

2. What is Tituba's identity humiliated by when she is on the ship to America?

3. What does Maryse Conde claim to sense strongly, which helped her to write this book?

4. How does Conde portray Christianity?

5. From what point of view is the novel told?

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