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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Elizabeth admit that she fired Abigail for having an affair with her husband?
(a) She is protecting her husband's reputation.
(b) She believes that Abigail put a spell on her husband.
(c) She doesn't know about the affair.
(d) She doesn't care about the affair.

2. Who doesn't believe Mary when she says she created the doll?
(a) Cheever.
(b) Marshall Herrick.
(c) Hale.
(d) Mrs. Putnam.

3. What is incriminating about the doll found in John Proctor's house toward the end of Act 2?
(a) Mary stuck the doll with a needle in order to hurt Abigail.
(b) Elizabeth created the doll as a Voodoo tool.
(c) A woman of Elizabeth's age shouldn't be playing with dolls.
(d) It has a needle in it and Abigail was found with a needle in her stomach.

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

5. What do Abigail and the girls do to scare Mary into denouncing John Proctor?
(a) They faint.
(b) They accuse her of conjuring the devil.
(c) They mock her, copying everything she says.
(d) They threaten to kill her.

6. Who physically attacks Abigail in court?
(a) Mary Warren.
(b) John Proctor.
(c) Elizabeth Proctor.
(d) Mercy Lewis.

7. The Proctors have a surprise visitor in Act 2. Who is it?
(a) Hale.
(b) Mrs. Putnam.
(c) Parris.
(d) Rebecca Nurse.

8. What is Hale doing at the prison in Act 4?
(a) Trying to get the girls to come back to the trials with him.
(b) Trying to convince the girls to admit they lied.
(c) Trying to get the girls to confess to save them from execution.
(d) Trying to convince the girls to try to escape with him.

9. Who orders John Proctor to be executed despite his confession?
(a) Parris.
(b) Hale.
(c) Danforth.
(d) Cheever.

10. Mary gives Elizabeth a gift after spending all day at court. What is it?
(a) A stuffed bear.
(b) A candied apple.
(c) A gavel.
(d) A doll.

11. In court, Abigail claims that Mary is bewitching her by doing what to her?
(a) Making her cold with her icy stare.
(b) Making her shiver by pulling on her shawl.
(c) Making her shawl move.
(d) Making her shiver, by sending a chill wind.

12. What are the farmers fighting over when Parris is trying to help them?
(a) Seed prices.
(b) Wandering livestock.
(c) Who owns the land.
(d) Whether it will rain or not.

13. Who says that if John Proctor is executed he will consider himself a murderer?
(a) Danforth.
(b) Giles.
(c) Hale.
(d) Parris.

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

15. Why does Giles lose his case accusing Mr. Putnam of making a land grab?
(a) He doesn't have any evidence.
(b) He has been bewitched.
(c) He refuses to identify his witness.
(d) His witnesses are too scared to testify.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many character witnesses are on John Proctor's list?

2. Who does Parris reveal that Abigail disappeared with?

3. Giles regrets telling Hale that his wife did something. What is it?

4. What is Martha Corey accused of?

5. Elizabeth asks that no one mention this word to her children. What is it?

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