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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Ms. Endicott tells Tituba that she will be sold to a man fitting which description?
(a) An American pastor.
(b) An English scholar.
(c) An American revolutionary.
(d) An Irish butcher.

3. John says that which of the following is the first duty of any slave?
(a) To serve.
(b) To please.
(c) To hide.
(d) To survive.

4. What does Tituba say made Abena beautiful?
(a) Makeup.
(b) Love.
(c) Respect.
(d) Tolerance.

5. Why is Abena executed?
(a) She attacked her owner.
(b) She refused to go to church.
(c) She was accused of being a witch.
(d) She had an abortion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tituba call the hot water remedy she makes for Betsey?

2. What is Tituba told to do by Yaya and Abena?

3. Who does Tituba want revenge against?

4. Which of the following does Tituba not face in Part 1, Chapters 3, 4, and 5?

5. What is purity equivalent to in the text?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Tituba fear death?

2. How does Tituba describe Abigail?

3. How are derogatory words used to describe Tituba significant? Is it appropriate for Conde to include these racial slurs in the book?

4. What role does spirituality play in Conde's writing?

5. What does physical subjugation cause for Tituba?

6. Explain the hypocrisy presented in the juxtaposition between Elizabeth Proctor and the woman who tells Tituba to bake a cake with urine.

7. Why is Tituba humiliated by her love for John?

8. What role do mother-daughter relationships play in the text?

9. What power does Tituba desire?

10. How does Tituba feel when she dies?

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