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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Pages 21-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Abigail slap Betty in Act 1?
(a) She is scared that Betty is being controlled by evil spirits.
(b) She is angry that Betty is getting all of the attention.
(c) She is angry when Betty reminds Abigail that she drank blood to punish Elizabeth.
(d) She is angry that the other girls are turning on her.

2. Who is the naked figure Parris sees disappear into the woods in Act 1?
(a) Tituba.
(b) Mercy Lewis.
(c) Elizabeth Proctor.
(d) Abigail.

3. What does Abigail threaten to do to the girls if they admit to more than dancing?
(a) She will run away.
(b) She will tell on them.
(c) She will beat them.
(d) She will kill them.

4. Who complains that he/she is living in "poverty"?
(a) Rebecca Nurse.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Hale.
(d) Parris.

5. When Susan leaves the Parris household she is asked a favor. What is it?
(a) She is asked to bring the doctor for a second opinion.
(b) She is asked to close the door behind her.
(c) She is asked not to mention the supernatural.
(d) Shis asked to pray for Betty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is this play set in?

2. How old is Abigail?

3. Abigail is sure that John Proctor still has feelings for her. What example does she use to back up her claim?

4. Where did Hale find a witch the year before the current action in the play?

5. What does Abigail say is wrong with Betty, when explaining her own actions to Parris?

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