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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Abena executed?
(a) She was shot.
(b) She was starved.
(c) She was beaten.
(d) She was hanged.

2. Who did Yaya claim to communicate with?
(a) Dead people.
(b) Her ancestors.
(c) People on other islands.
(d) Abena.

3. From what point of view is the novel told?
(a) Second person.
(b) Third person omniscient.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person limited.

4. Who teaches Tituba about herbs?
(a) Ms. Endicott.
(b) Abena.
(c) John.
(d) Yaya.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tituba want revenge against?

2. Why is Abena executed?

3. What cycle does the text refer to?

4. How does Tituba feel about Christianity?

5. What does Tituba decide she wants to be a source of?

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