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The Crucible Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abigail accuse Tituba of making her do?
(a) Run away from home.
(b) Take her clothes off.
(c) Lie.
(d) Drink blood.

2. Toward the end of Act 1, Betty wakes from her trance-like state and calls out for someone. Who is it?
(a) Parris.
(b) Abigail.
(c) The devil.
(d) Her dead mother.

3. Hale asks if these two men's children are "stricken" as well. Their children are not ill. Who are they?
(a) Mr. Putnam and John Proctor.
(b) Giles and John Proctor.
(c) Cheever and Danforth.
(d) Mr. Putnam and Parris.

4. What does Abigail call Elizabeth Proctor when discussing her reputation in Act 1?
(a) A sinner.
(b) A martyr.
(c) A liar.
(d) A whiner.

5. Giles Corey asks Hale to explain his wife's behavior. What particular behavior is he concerned about?
(a) His wife has stopped talking.
(b) His wife has decided to become a nurse.
(c) His wife reads a lot of books.
(d) His wife doesn't go to church anymore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Parris accuse John Proctor of doing to him?

2. When the girls list the other names of people they've seen with the devil, what does Hale do?

3. How many people does Tituba claim to have seen with the devil?

4. What does John Proctor do for a living?

5. What kind of expertise does Hale have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Were Betty and Abigail really just dancing in the forest?

2. Who probably has the most rights to the firewood, John Proctor or Mr. Putnam?

3. Giles tells Hale that John Proctor doesn't believe in witches. What is John Proctor's response?

4. Why is Rebecca Nurse able to calm Betty?

5. Rebecca Nurse makes a snide comment to Mrs. Putnam before she leaves Parris' home to go home. What is it and what is she implying?

6. Abigail and Parris are both concerned about their "reputation" in Salem. Why?

7. Why might John Proctor not attend Parris' sermons?

8. In Act 1, when Abigail feels cornered by Hale, she shifts the blame. Who does she blame onto and for what?

9. Mercy Lewis tells Parris that she thinks that Ruth is feeling better near the end of Act 1. What gives her the idea that she is on the mend?

10. Why did Mrs. Putnam ask Ruth and Tituba to go into the forest?

(see the answer keys)

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