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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Danforth asks John Proctor if he has seen Rebecca Nurse with someone. Who is it?
2. At the beginning of Act 2, Elizabeth is upset with her husband. Why?
3. Mary gives Elizabeth a gift after spending all day at court. What is it?
4. Why does Hale ask Danforth to delay the witch trial proceedings?
5. What is incriminating about the doll found in John Proctor's house toward the end of Act 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. The town of Salem isn't doing well. What are some examples of how bad things have gotten since the trials?
2. Why doesn't John Proctor want to go to the trials and show that Abigail is lying?
3. John Proctor will confess verbally, but won't sign the confession. Why?
4. Elizabeth is worried that Abigail will do something and she turns out to be right. What is it?
5. Why is Danforth suspicious of Hale?
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 does Elizabeth lie when asked about her husband's relationship with Abigail?
8. Danforth asks Mary to do something to prove that she was faking with the other girls. What is it and does she do it?
9. In Act 2, what is Elizabeth Proctor accused of doing to Abigail?
10. What do we learn about Abigail in Act 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The student will select a character that he/she feels behaves hypocritically. Is that character ultimately altruistic or selfish in motivation? Explain and support the answer with specific examples.
Essay Topic 2
When there is power, there is often corruption. Yet there are different kinds of power. Choose from the following characters and show to what extent he or she had power and then to what extent he or she abused that power: Abigail, Mary Warren, Tituba, Parris, Danforth, Hale. Use specific examples to support all claims.
Essay Topic 3
In Act 4, Elizabeth wants Proctor to have a chance to forgive himself. She has already forgiven him. What other characters could benefit from acts of forgiveness? How might it have changed the way things turned out? Could forgiveness change our modern world? In what ways?
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