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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. Who denounces the court at the end of Act 3?
(a) Danforth.
(b) Parris.
(c) Cheever.
(d) Hale.

2. Giles regrets telling Hale that his wife did something. What is it?
(a) That his wife has been hiding dolls.
(b) That his wife goes missing after dinner.
(c) That his wife reads books.
(d) That his wife has been dancing.

3. Who is the clerk of the court?
(a) Mr. Putnam.
(b) Mr. Herrick.
(c) Giles Corey.
(d) Mr. Cheever.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Elizabeth admit that she fired Abigail for having an affair with her husband?

2. Danforth asks John Proctor if he has seen Rebecca Nurse with someone. Who is it?

3. Why didn't Elizabeth stop Mary from leaving the house?

4. When John Proctor gets home from seeding the farm, he learns that Mary has been gone all day. Where was she?

5. John Proctor says there is only one thing keeping him from confessing. What is it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Giles thinks Mr. Putnam has other motives for suggesting witchcraft. What does Giles accuse Mr. Putnam of?

2. What do we learn about Abigail in Act 4?

3. What will happen to Elizabeth now that she might be pregnant?

4. Danforth asks Mary to do something to prove that she was faking with the other girls. What is it and does she do it?

5. In nearby Andover, the courts were overthrown and now Parris wants Danforth to delay any more trials. What is he worried about?

6. In Act 2, what is Elizabeth Proctor accused of doing to Abigail?

7. Who is the only person that cares that John Proctor and Giles don't have lawyers? Why is he concerned?

8. Why doesn't Hale believe John Proctor when he tells Hale that Abigail admitted they were just dancing and not practicing any witchcraft?

9. John Proctor brings a long list of witnesses to attest to the fact that his wife and others never associated with the devil. Why is this list not helpful?

10. Hale is suspicious of John Proctor's religious commitment. Why?

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