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

2. Abigail is sure that John Proctor still has feelings for her. What example does she use to back up her claim?
(a) He argues with his wife a lot.
(b) He looks up at her bedroom window.
(c) He made her a necklace.
(d) He sends her love letters.

3. Why is Mrs. Putnam suspicious of Sarah Good?
(a) Sarah was the midwife of five of her children.
(b) Sarah was the midwife of six of her children.
(c) Sarah was the midwife of three of her children.
(d) Sarah was the midwife of four of her children.

4. Which two women does Tituba say she saw with the devil?
(a) Sarah Good and Goody Osburn.
(b) Elizabeth and Abigail.
(c) Mary and Mercy.
(d) Rebecca Nurse and Mrs. Putnam.

5. What does John Proctor do for a living?
(a) He is a coal miner.
(b) He is owns a grocery store.
(c) He is a doctor.
(d) He is a farmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks Rebecca Nurse to treat his daughter?

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

3. What does Abigail call Elizabeth Proctor when discussing her reputation in Act 1?

4. In what room are psalms being sung in Act 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Were Betty and Abigail really just dancing in the forest?

2. Why does Abigail dislike Elizabeth Proctor so much?

3. According to whom would Betty's scream be evidence of witchcraft and why?

4. When Reverend Hale first arrives, he enters Parris' home carrying something. What is he carrying and why would the author choose this object for this character?

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

6. Does Tituba come up with the idea of other townspeople talking to the devil?

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

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

9. Giles tells Hale that John Proctor doesn't believe in witches. What is John Proctor's response?

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

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