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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What animal does Tituba hear outside of the room she is staying in?
(a) A frog.
(b) A pig.
(c) A spider.
(d) A cow.

3. How was Giles Corey tortured?
(a) In a press.
(b) With water.
(c) With fire.
(d) Stoned to death.

4. What does Tituba say she and her "roommate" are doing in the room in Act 4?
(a) Waiting for the jailer to set them free.
(b) Waiting for the devil to fly them to Barbados.
(c) Waiting for Hale to bless them.
(d) Waiting for a visit from Abigail.

5. Why didn't Elizabeth stop Mary from leaving the house?
(a) She was worried that she might hurt Mary's feelings.
(b) She was afraid of the legal and spiritual consequences.
(c) She needed a break from the girl and her silly stories.
(d) She wanted to hear what was happening in town.

6. John Proctor tears something to pieces in Act 2. What is it?
(a) A love note from Abigail.
(b) The deed to Parris' house.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) The arrest warrant.

7. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. When John Proctor gets home from seeding the farm, he learns that Mary has been gone all day. Where was she?
(a) Hiding in the cellar.
(b) Dancing in the forest.
(c) In town at the witch trials.
(d) Shopping in a nearby city.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. If the accused character is found to be pregnant, how long will she be spared?

3. What is Rebecca Nurse charged with?

4. Who denounces the court at the end of Act 3?

5. Who physically attacks Abigail in court?

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