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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 is the result of the bath Tituba gives to Betsey?

2. The man who visits Ms. Endicott looks like which figure, according to Tituba?

3. At sunrise, what does Tituba sacrifice?

4. Whose life does Tituba help save?

5. Who claims to have wanted to speak to Tituba about her visions?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Does Tituba forgive the Parris family? Why or why not?

3. How is Tituba's story parallel to Hester's story?

4. Describe Tituba's parents.

5. What does an escapee say the reason is for the Salem Witch Trials?

6. How does Tituba describe Elizabeth Parris?

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

8. What role does love play in Tituba's religion?

9. What is ironic about revenge in Part 1, Chapters 9 and 10?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What purpose does the Afterword serve? How does it alter the reader's opinion? Make an argument for why the Afterword is necessary or expendable.

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the way Conde incorporates literature such as Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and Miller's The Crucible in I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem? How does this incorporation build a stronger novel?

Essay Topic 3

How does Tituba's death illuminate mother-daughter relationships?

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