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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Pages 32-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the girls list the other names of people they've seen with the devil, what does Hale do?
(a) Issues a death warrant.
(b) Laughs and says that is ridiculous.
(c) Sends for them to be brought back in irons.
(d) Sends Parris to jail.

2. What is Parris's relationship to Abigail?
(a) Abigail is his cousin.
(b) Abigail is his adopted daughter.
(c) Abigail is his little sister.
(d) Abigail is his neice.

3. What does Abigail threaten to do to the girls if they admit to more than dancing?
(a) She will tell on them.
(b) She will run away.
(c) She will kill them.
(d) She will beat them.

4. What does Abigail accuse Tituba of making her do?
(a) Take her clothes off.
(b) Lie.
(c) Run away from home.
(d) Drink blood.

5. How much money does Parris get each year to buy firewood?
(a) Three pounds.
(b) Ten pounds.
(c) Six pounds.
(d) Five pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hale is embarrassed by a compliment on his rationality. Which character gives him the compliment?

2. What does Giles claim he was unable to do until his wife stopped reading and left the house?

3. How does John Proctor describe Parris' sermons?

4. How many people does Tituba claim to have seen with the devil?

5. John Proctor scolds Mary at the beginning of Act 1. What has she done that makes him angry?

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