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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. Why didn't Elizabeth stop Mary from leaving the house?
(a) She needed a break from the girl and her silly stories.
(b) She was worried that she might hurt Mary's feelings.
(c) She was afraid of the legal and spiritual consequences.
(d) She wanted to hear what was happening in town.

2. Who is worried that Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor will be executed?
(a) Cheever.
(b) Parris.
(c) Hale.
(d) Danworth.

3. Who is surprised that the people of Salem haven't overthrown the courts already?
(a) Hale.
(b) Giles.
(c) Danforth.
(d) Parris.

4. In the end of Act 3, someone calls John Proctor "the devil's man" and betrays him. Who is it?
(a) Mercy Lewis.
(b) Tituba.
(c) Mary Warren.
(d) Abigail.

5. Elizabeth asks that no one mention this word to her children. What is it?
(a) Death.
(b) Witchcraft.
(c) Murder.
(d) Adultery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Elizabeth admit that she fired Abigail for having an affair with her husband?

2. What might the community do if Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor are killed?

3. Why is Hathorne suspicious of Hale?

4. John Proctor says people will admit to anything when this is the alternative. What is it?

5. In Act 3, Francis complains that he has been ignored for how many days?

Short Essay Questions

1. What commandment does John Proctor forget and why?

2. Why doesn't Hale believe John Proctor when he tells Hale that Abigail admitted they were just dancing and not practicing any witchcraft?

3. What will happen to Elizabeth now that she might be pregnant?

4. Danforth asks Mary to do something to prove that she was faking with the other girls. What is it and does she do it?

5. Describe Tituba's state of mind at the opening of Act 4.

6. John Proctor will confess verbally, but won't sign the confession. Why?

7. Toward the end of Act 3, John Proctor finally attacks Abigail physically in court. What sends him over the edge?

8. Who is the only person that cares that John Proctor and Giles don't have lawyers? Why is he concerned?

9. In Act 2, what is Elizabeth Proctor accused of doing to Abigail?

10. Why does Elizabeth lie when asked about her husband's relationship with Abigail?

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