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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 does Yao die?

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

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

4. What defines Tituba's love for John Indian?

5. Which members of the Parris family have been having fits?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Iphigene?

2. How does Tituba tend to feel about other women?

3. Why is a theme in the book 'the ambivalence of love'?

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

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

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

7. What does the historical note admit?

8. Why does Tituba reject support from Elizabeth Proctor?

9. What topic does Scarboro discuss in the Afterword, and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the climax of I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem. Why is this the climax? Why is this important for the reader to note?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Which character is a stronger embodiment of feminist courage - Tituba or Hester?

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