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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. How does Mrs. Tilford initially respond to Mary's accusations?
(a) She asks her to repeat them.
(b) She ignores them.
(c) She asks for details.
(d) She believes every word.

2. In what state does the action in THE CRUCIBLE take place?
(a) Vermont.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Maine.

3. How does Mrs. Tilford react to Mary's visit?
(a) Happily.
(b) Joyously.
(c) Warily.
(d) Angrily.

4. Where does Mary go when she runs away from the school?
(a) Her grandmother's home.
(b) Her mother's home.
(c) The family cottage.
(d) A hotel.

5. What arouses Mrs. Tilford's suspicions about Mary's accusations?
(a) Mary swears on her mother's grave.
(b) Mary is insistent.
(c) Mary produces witnesses.
(d) Mary has a tape recording.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Mary to be taken back to school?

2. Karen tells Martha that her ________________________.

3. How does Agatha view Mary when she arrives unexpectedly?

4. Where has the alleged inappropriate behavior taken place?

5. What type of building houses the school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the "witch hunt" upon which Mary has embarked?

2. What does Mrs. Tilford tell Dr. Cardin that he feels is out of place regarding his personal life?

3. What is the setting of Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What does Mary claim that the girls at school have witnessed regarding Karen and Martha?

5. How does Mary pull Rosalie into the questioning about the headmistresses?

6. Explain the impact that the trial has had on Karen and Martha's careers.

7. How does Mary react when she learns that she is being sent back to school?

8. Who greets Mary when she arrives at the Tilford home?

9. What solution and ray of hope has Dr. Cardin presented to Karen and Martha?

10. What is the irony in Mrs. Mortar's name?

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