Answer:
<u>past; third-person</u>
<u>Explanation:</u>
Yes, the excerpt from The Conjure-Man Dies is written in the<u> past tense</u>, from a <u>third-person</u> point of view.
In the English language, a tense refers to an indicator telling when an action occurs, while the past tense refers to an action that has happened before. The <u>third-person</u> point of view refers to a story told from the perspective of another person (the third party). It often using words like 'he, she, they.'
(There was a gleam of truth in the charge of Mrs. Hutchinson9 that the Puritans lived under a covenant of works10. This was because they had not yet fully grasped the whole truth of divine revelation. No further proof of the legalistic tendencies of Puritan worship is needed than a glance at their own laws. A man, for example, was fined, imprisoned, or whipped for non-attendance at church services.) this all what I know hopefully will help you
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"That man over there... aind ain't I a woman" - Rhetorical Question
This is beacause of the question posed by the speaker "ain't I a woman." This is more of a statement of fact than an interrogative statement. As such the speaker isn't looking for an answer, but is instead making a point.
"For who is there... torn from his limbs" - Rhetorical Question for the same reason as above.
