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

2. Why does John Proctor threaten to whip Abigail?
(a) Abigail is throwing things at him.
(b) Abigail is hitting Elizabeth Proctor.
(c) Abigail is speaking against his wife.
(d) Abigail is hitting him.

3. What does John Proctor do for a living?
(a) He is owns a grocery store.
(b) He is a coal miner.
(c) He is a doctor.
(d) He is a farmer.

4. What character in Act 1 could be called a hypocrite?
(a) Parris.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Tituba.
(d) Mary.

5. In what room are psalms being sung in Act 1?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The parlor.
(c) The den.
(d) The living room.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles does John Proctor live from the church?

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

3. What is Mary afraid will happen to her and her friends if they are found guilty of witchcraft?

4. Why does Abigail claim she was fired from serving the Proctor household?

5. Toward the end of Act 1, Betty wakes from her trance-like state and calls out for someone. Who is it?

(see the answer key)

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