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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abigail ultimately want from John Proctor?
(a) She wants him to kill his wife.
(b) She wants him to give her money.
(c) She wants him to rehire her.
(d) She wants to continue the affair.

2. When Hale arrives, what is he carrying?
(a) Heavy books.
(b) A cane.
(c) Two suitcases.
(d) A long rope.

3. What convinces Hale that the supernatural is involved, and the girls weren't just dancing?
(a) Parris says he saw a naked figure disappear into the forest.
(b) Mrs. Putnam says seven of her children died at birth.
(c) Parris says he saw something moving in the kettle.
(d) Mrs. Putnam says Sarah Good was her midwife.

4. What does Tituba "admit" the devil told her to do?
(a) Make Abigail drink blood.
(b) Kill Sarah Good.
(c) Dance around the fire.
(d) Kill Parris.

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

6. Who suggests that Parris deny the rumor of witchcraft?
(a) Tituba.
(b) Mercy.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Mary.

7. When Parris and Abigail argue about her time at the Proctor house, she accuses Parris of something. What is it?
(a) She accuses him of trying to kill her.
(b) She accuses him of being mean to her.
(c) She accuses him of not wanting to support her.
(d) She accuses him of hitting her.

8. Toward the end of Act 1, Betty wakes from her trance-like state and calls out for someone. Who is it?
(a) The devil.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Her dead mother.
(d) Parris.

9. What kind of expertise does Hale have?
(a) He is an expert in children's medicine.
(b) He is an expert at exorcism.
(c) He is an expert in child psychology.
(d) He is an expert in the demonic arts.

10. When John Proctor reminds Mr. Putnam that "votes are not granted by the acre." What is he implying?
(a) Mr. Putnam is trying to use politics to gain land.
(b) In the upcoming election he won't get to vote more than once.
(c) Voting means more in a farming community.
(d) Just because Mr. Putnam is wealthy he doesn't have more say.

11. What does Abigail say is wrong with Betty, when explaining her own actions to Parris?
(a) She says she fainted because her dress was too tight.
(b) She says she fainted from the smoke from the fire.
(c) She says she fainted from the heat while they were dancing.
(d) She says she fainted from surprise when Parris appeared in the forest.q

12. Why doesn't Parris want to consider Witchcraft as an explanation for Betty's illness?
(a) He doesn't believe in witchcraft.
(b) He is concerned about his reputation in Salem.
(c) He thinks she just has a cold and will be fine in a couple of days.
(d) He is afraid the girls will cast a spell on him.

13. Why does Abigail claim she was fired from serving the Proctor household?
(a) She says John Proctor was unhappy with her cooking.
(b) She says Elizabeth Proctor didn't like her cooking.
(c) She says Elizabeth Proctor wanted her to do the work of a slave.
(d) She says Elizabeth Proctor didn't like her.

14. Mrs. Putnam suggests in Act 1 that Parris be the first to announce this in Salem. What is it?
(a) Witchcraft.
(b) Famine.
(c) Piety.
(d) Poverty.

15. What does Parris accuse John Proctor of doing to him?
(a) Leading a faction against him.
(b) Stealing his firewood.
(c) Being a heretic.
(d) Mistreating Abigail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is John Proctor's excuse for not attending church often?

2. When Hale first enters, who helps him with the things he is carrying?

3. Which character warns everyone against jumping to conclusions?

4. What does Giles Corey's wife do with books after she reads them?

5. Who thinks Ruth and Betty are simply suffering from a childish fit?

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