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

2. Who did Yaya claim to communicate with?

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

4. John's desire for survival is an example of which literary device?

5. What is Parris's first name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Tituba's view of Christianity.

3. How does Tituba feel when she dies?

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

5. How is Tituba's story parallel to Hester's story?

6. How does Tituba try to heal Betsey?

7. What role do mother-daughter relationships play in the text?

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

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

10. What does physical subjugation cause for Tituba?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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