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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abigail claim John Proctor freed her from?
(a) Her moral shackles.
(b) Salem's false piety.
(c) A well she fell into when she was little.
(d) Work as a servant.

2. Who believes Ruth's condition is the work of Satan?
(a) John Proctor.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Putnam.
(c) Hale.
(d) Elizabeth Proctor.

3. Hale is embarrassed by a compliment on his rationality. Which character gives him the compliment?
(a) Abigail.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Parris.
(d) John Proctor.

4. What does John Proctor threaten to do to Mary if she doesn't go back to work?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Whip her.
(c) Fire her.
(d) Ground her.

5. Why is Mrs. Putnam suspicious of Sarah Good?
(a) Sarah was the midwife of four of her children.
(b) Sarah was the midwife of five of her children.
(c) Sarah was the midwife of six of her children.
(d) Sarah was the midwife of three of her children.

6. What does Abigail say she does for John Proctor every night?
(a) Dances for him.
(b) Waits for him.
(c) Rubs his feet.
(d) Cleans his kitchen.

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

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

9. Where did Hale find a witch the year before the current action in the play?
(a) Boston.
(b) Waverly.
(c) Beverly.
(d) Wisteria.

10. When the girls list the other names of people they've seen with the devil, what does Hale do?
(a) Issues a death warrant.
(b) Sends Parris to jail.
(c) Sends for them to be brought back in irons.
(d) Laughs and says that is ridiculous.

11. How does John Proctor describe Parris' sermons?
(a) As "fire and brimstone" sermons.
(b) As "hellfire and bloody damnation" sermons.
(c) As "light and fluffy" sermons.
(d) As "guilt and sin" sermons.

12. Mr. Putnam and John Proctor argue over the firewood. Who does it most likely belong to?
(a) John Proctor.
(b) Mr. Corey.
(c) Mr. Putnam.
(d) Mr. Parris.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What convinces Hale that the supernatural is involved, and the girls weren't just dancing?

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

3. Who asks Rebecca Nurse to treat his daughter?

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

5. When Parris and Abigail argue about her time at the Proctor house, she accuses Parris of something. What is it?

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