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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 defines Tituba's love for John Indian?

2. Tituba believes that which of John's characteristics is a good balance for her own moodiness?

3. Who did Yaya claim to communicate with?

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

5. Why is Abena executed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What roles do Ann Putnam and Elizabeth Proctor play in Tituba's life?

3. What foreshadowing occurs in Chapters 1 and 2?

4. What kind of relationship do Hester and Tituba have?

5. Why does Tituba stop trusting Abigail?

6. Why does Conde dismiss The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter?

7. What relationship does Conde claim to have with Tituba?

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

9. How does Tituba try to heal Betsey?

10. Why was the group of Maroons bad for Tituba?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What makes I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem a mock-heroic story? What elements of parody are evident in the novel?

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

Is Tituba passive or active? Give at least three examples of Tituba's activity or inactivity to demonstrate your argument.

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