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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hale ask Danforth to delay the witch trial proceedings?
(a) The plaintiffs don't have proper representation.
(b) The people on the list are all witches.
(c) The people on the list all need to be questioned.
(d) The defendants don't have proper representation.

2. Who is Tituba sharing a room with?
(a) Sarah Good.
(b) Goody Osbourne.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Rebecca Nurse.

3. In Act 2, John Proctor makes a promise to Elizabeth Proctor. What is it?
(a) Never to talk to Abigail again.
(b) Not to drink too much.
(c) To take care of Mary.
(d) To bring her home soon.

4. In Act 4, Elizabeth tells John that a number of people have already confessed. How many?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) Seventy-five.
(d) One hundred.

5. What were Giles Corey's final words?
(a) "More life."
(b) "More weight."
(c) "She lies."
(d) "Forgive me."

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

7. Danforth asks John Proctor if he has seen Rebecca Nurse with someone. Who is it?
(a) Mr. Putnam.
(b) Satan.
(c) Tituba.
(d) Reverand Parris.

8. When John Proctor is doubtful of Rebecca Nurse's guilt, Hale reminds him of something. What is it?
(a) That Rebecca Nurse killed those poor children.
(b) That satan too, was once an angel.
(c) The Rebecca Nurse was no angel.
(d) That Rebecca Nurse has had conversations with Satan.

9. Which one of the girls caught in the forest admits they made it all up?
(a) Mary.
(b) Tituba.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Mercy.

10. At the beginning of Act 2, Elizabeth is upset with her husband. Why?
(a) He was late for dinner.
(b) He told Abigail to come to dinner.
(c) He was alone with Abigail.
(d) He gave Abigail a gift.

11. How are the people in the trial "tested" for witchcraft?
(a) If the girls scream, they are jailed.
(b) If they dance and the kettle is still they are innocent.
(c) If they dance and the kettle moves they are guilty.
(d) If they float in a lake, they are innocent.

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

13. Why is Hathorne suspicious of Hale?
(a) He believes Hale contributed to the uprising in Andover.
(b) He believes Hale is trying to help Tituba escape.
(c) He thinks Hale is under the devil's spell.
(d) He thinks Hale is a crook.

14. How old is Mary Warren?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Seventeen.

15. Mary is upset and crying at the end of Act 2. Why?
(a) John Proctor insists that she appear in court.
(b) John Proctor insists that she take the doll back.
(c) John Proctor insists that she cook for everyone in the house.
(d) John Proctor insists that she not go to court ever again.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was stolen from Parris' strongbox?

2. In the end of Act 3, someone calls John Proctor "the devil's man" and betrays him. Who is it?

3. What is incriminating about the doll found in John Proctor's house toward the end of Act 2?

4. Mary gives Elizabeth a gift after spending all day at court. What is it?

5. What does Cheever accuse John Proctor of doing on the Sabbath?

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