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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 bay is the Endicott Plantation situated on?

2. John says that which of the following is the first duty of any slave?

3. At sunrise, what does Tituba sacrifice?

4. What happens to Tituba on the ship to America?

5. Tituba's story is intended to be perceived in what way?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the primary thematic concern in the text.

2. How does Tituba describe Elizabeth Parris?

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

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

5. How does Tituba describe Abigail?

6. Why is Tituba wary about relationships?

7. Why does Tituba reject support from Elizabeth Proctor?

8. Who does Tituba find to be most oppressive?

9. Why was the rabbit Iphigene gave Tituba symbolic?

10. Compare and contrast the Boston home with Tituba's home in Barbados.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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