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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mrs. Putnam tells Hale about her dead children, what does Hale do?
(a) He consults his books to see if there are supernatural reasons.
(b) He tells Giles to ask his wife if she was present when they died.
(c) He visits another priest to ask for help.
(d) He questions the doctor as to her symptoms.

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

3. What two things does Tituba say the devil claimed he would give her if she did what he asked?
(a) Her freedom and a way back to Barbados.
(b) Food and water.
(c) Clothing and shelter.
(d) Money and fame.

4. What does John Proctor threaten to do to Mary if she doesn't go back to work?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Whip her.
(c) Ground her.
(d) Fire her.

5. What does Betty wake from her trance to do?
(a) Add more names to the list.
(b) Sings a psalm.
(c) Scream and writhes.
(d) Drink a glass of water.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles does John Proctor live from the church?

2. What does Abigail say she does for John Proctor every night?

3. What convinces Hale that the supernatural is involved, and the girls weren't just dancing?

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

5. At the end of Act 1, what does Mr. Putnam threaten to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might Mr. Putnam be suspicious of Sarah Good?

2. Why could Abigail be considered a mean character?

3. There is a disagreement about the kettle in the forest. Who disagrees and what about?

4. Mercy Lewis tells Parris that she thinks that Ruth is feeling better near the end of Act 1. What gives her the idea that she is on the mend?

5. Why did Mrs. Putnam ask Ruth and Tituba to go into the forest?

6. Why do John Proctor and Mr. Putnam not like one another?

7. To what extent is Betty really sick?

8. Why was Abigail really fired from being a servant to the Proctors?

9. In Act 1, when Abigail feels cornered by Hale, she shifts the blame. Who does she blame onto and for what?

10. Where is Betty's mother in Act 1?

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