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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Early in Act 3, John Proctor hands Danforth something in court. What is it?
(a) A kettle with a frog in it.
(b) A signed deposition.
(c) An arrest warrant.
(d) The deed to Parris' house.

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

9. Who is surprised that the people of Salem haven't overthrown the courts already?
(a) Hale.
(b) Giles.
(c) Parris.
(d) Danforth.

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

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

12. What might the community do if Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor are killed?
(a) The people may not pay their taxes.
(b) The people may leave Salem.
(c) The people may riot and overthrow the court.
(d) The people may try to kill more witches.

13. Who does Parris reveal that Abigail disappeared with?
(a) Mercy Lewis.
(b) Rebecca Nurse.
(c) Tituba.
(d) Mary Warren.

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

15. What is Rebecca Nurse charged with?
(a) The murder of the Putnam children.
(b) The murder of Elizabeth Proctor.
(c) The murder of Giles Corey.
(d) The murder of Ruth and Betty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Abigail and the girls do to scare Mary into denouncing John Proctor?

3. Who orders John Proctor to be executed despite his confession?

4. What does Tituba say she and her "roommate" are doing in the room in Act 4?

5. How was Giles Corey tortured?

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