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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Danforth ask Mary to do to prove that she and the girls are lying?
(a) Pretend to be paralyzed.
(b) Pretend to be bewitched.
(c) Pretend to shiver.
(d) Pretend to faint.

2. 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.

3. Who attacks Mary during the Which trial in Act 2?
(a) Abigail.
(b) Sarah Good.
(c) Goody Osbourne.
(d) Rebecca Nurse.

4. If the accused character is found to be pregnant, how long will she be spared?
(a) Nine months.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

5. How much was stolen from Parris' strongbox?
(a) Thirty pounds.
(b) Three hundred pounds.
(c) Thirty-one pounds.
(d) Thirty-three pounds.

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

7. Why does Elizabeth blame herself for John's infidelity?
(a) She says she was frigid toward him.
(b) She says that she hired Abigail.
(c) She says she wasn't home enough.
(d) She says she wasn't pretty enough.

8. In Act 3, Francis complains that he has been ignored for how many days?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

9. John Proctor says people will admit to anything when this is the alternative. What is it?
(a) Torture.
(b) Death.
(c) Exile.
(d) Embarrassment.

10. Giles tries to defend his wife. What does he accuse Mr. Putnam of?
(a) Of using the trial to scare children.
(b) Of using the trial to get land.
(c) Of having an affair with his wife.
(d) Of using the trial to do the deeds of the devil.

11. Danforth complains that Hale has no business in Salem after what he did. What did he do?
(a) Demanded more firewood.
(b) Allowed Abigail to trick everyone.
(c) Let his daughter conjure the devil.
(d) Quit the trials.

12. What surprising thing is learned about Elizabeth Proctor in Act 3?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She planned to leave John Proctor.
(c) She is having an affair.
(d) She is really a witch.

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

14. Who is the first person in Act 3 to claim to have proof that the girls are lying?
(a) Mr. Putnam.
(b) Hale.
(c) Parris.
(d) Francis.

15. When Mary returns from court, in Act 2 she complains about something. What is it?
(a) A swollen ankle.
(b) Helplessness.
(c) Fatigue.
(d) Illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rebecca Nurse charged with?

2. Early in Act 3, John Proctor hands Danforth something in court. What is it?

3. Who claims the list of witnesses is an attack on the court?

4. Who physically attacks Abigail in court?

5. Which one of the girls caught in the forest admits they made it all up?

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