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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. Who vows to Tituba to see her hanged?

2. How was Abena executed?

3. What is the primary thematic concern of this text?

4. The woman who owns sheep alludes to which event?

5. Where does the ship to America end up placing Tituba?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem a mock-epic?

2. What piece of literature is Hester taken from?

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

4. What does physical subjugation cause for Tituba?

5. Describe the captain on the ship that takes Tituba back to Barbados.

6. What is significant about the fits Abigail and Betsey have?

7. What power does Tituba desire?

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

9. Describe Hester's thoughts about revenge.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tituba sees Parris and is immediately reminded of Satan. Describe the juxtaposition that Conde presents in terms of Tituba's comparison of Parris to Satan.

Essay Topic 2

Why is love's ambivalence a theme in the text? Who does Tituba have ambivalent relationships with? What do these relationships tell the reader about Tituba?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the significance of the Forward. What purpose does it serve? What does the Forward contribute to the text? How does the Forward help set the tone for the text? How is the Forward helpful?

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