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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 do Abigail and the girls do to scare Mary into denouncing John Proctor?
(a) They mock her, copying everything she says.
(b) They threaten to kill her.
(c) They faint.
(d) They accuse her of conjuring the devil.

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

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

4. How many people are initially on trial for witchcraft?
(a) Thirty-nine.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Four.
(d) Fourteen.

5. Who is worried that Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor will be executed?
(a) Hale.
(b) Cheever.
(c) Parris.
(d) Danworth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Herrick acting strangely when he visits Tituba and Sarah Good?

3. What are the farmers fighting over when Parris is trying to help them?

4. Which of the ten commandments does John Proctor forget?

5. What is incriminating about the doll found in John Proctor's house toward the end of Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Elizabeth is worried that Abigail will do something and she turns out to be right. What is it?

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

3. The town of Salem isn't doing well. What are some examples of how bad things have gotten since the trials?

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

5. Why is John Proctor arrested at the end of Act 3?

6. Toward the end of Act 3, John Proctor finally attacks Abigail physically in court. What sends him over the edge?

7. John Proctor will confess verbally, but won't sign the confession. Why?

8. Why won't Danforth just pardon Rebecca Nurse?

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. Why does Elizabeth lie when asked about her husband's relationship with Abigail?

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