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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. How is Elizabeth related to Parris?

2. Which word best describes Ms. Endicott?

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

4. Who teaches Tituba about herbs?

5. Who vows to Tituba to see her hanged?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Conde juxtapose Parris and Satan?

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

3. How does Tituba feel when she dies?

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

5. Why is Tituba wary about relationships?

6. Describe Christianity in Salem.

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

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

9. What piece of literature is Hester taken from?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What makes discrimination a theme in I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem? What literary devices contribute to the theme of discrimination?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe the use of foreshadowing in the text. What does foreshadowing contribute? Does foreshadowing actually become useful in conveying a message to the reader, or is the foreshadowing usually caught in hindsight?

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