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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Cheever and Herrick arrive at the Proctor's with an arrest warrant. Who is it for?
(a) Mary.
(b) Parris.
(c) Mercy.
(d) Elizabeth.

3. What does Abigail claim was in the kettle in the forest?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Soup.
(c) Apple cider.
(d) Blood.

4. Who tries to calm Giles when he is removed from the vestry?
(a) John Proctor.
(b) Parris.
(c) Hale.
(d) Mr. Putnam.

5. When Elizabeth is asked why she fired Abigail, what does she say?
(a) She fired Abigail for witchcraft.
(b) She fired Abigail for trying to kill her.
(c) She fired Abigail out of jealousy.
(d) She fired Abigail for being lazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the people in the trial "tested" for witchcraft?

2. What year is this play set in?

3. Mr. Putnam and John Proctor argue over the firewood. Who does it most likely belong to?

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

5. Hale asks if these two men's children are "stricken" as well. Their children are not ill. Who are they?

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