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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 do Abigail and the girls do to scare Mary into denouncing John Proctor?
(a) They faint.
(b) They threaten to kill her.
(c) They mock her, copying everything she says.
(d) They accuse her of conjuring the devil.
2. Cheever and Herrick arrive at the Proctor's with an arrest warrant. Who is it for?
(a) Parris.
(b) Mercy.
(c) Mary.
(d) Elizabeth.
3. Why is Herrick acting strangely when he visits Tituba and Sarah Good?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is depressed.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) He is filthy.
4. What is Rebecca Nurse charged with?
(a) The murder of Elizabeth Proctor.
(b) The murder of the Putnam children.
(c) The murder of Ruth and Betty.
(d) The murder of Giles Corey.
5. Who doesn't believe Mary when she says she created the doll?
(a) Mrs. Putnam.
(b) Cheever.
(c) Marshall Herrick.
(d) Hale.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does John Proctor "forget" one of the commandments?
2. How was Giles Corey tortured?
3. Who is Tituba sharing a room with?
4. Which one of the girls caught in the forest admits they made it all up?
5. At the beginning of Act 2, Elizabeth is upset with her husband. Why?
Short Essay Questions
1. John Proctor brings a long list of witnesses to attest to the fact that his wife and others never associated with the devil. Why is this list not helpful?
2. What will happen to Elizabeth now that she might be pregnant?
3. What do we learn about Abigail in Act 4?
4. Why won't Danforth just pardon Rebecca Nurse?
5. Toward the end of Act 3, John Proctor finally attacks Abigail physically in court. What sends him over the edge?
6. Why doesn't Hale believe John Proctor when he tells Hale that Abigail admitted they were just dancing and not practicing any witchcraft?
7. Why is Danforth suspicious of Hale?
8. Who is the only person that cares that John Proctor and Giles don't have lawyers? Why is he concerned?
9. What commandment does John Proctor forget and why?
10. When Parris visits the prison, he appears tired and stressed out. Why?
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