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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Abigail adds a name to Tituba's list of people working with the devil. What is that name?

2. Where did Parris live before he moved to Salem?

3. What does Abigail tell Parris that she and the girls where doing in the woods?

4. When John Proctor reminds Mr. Putnam that "votes are not granted by the acre." What is he implying?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Abigail really fired from being a servant to the Proctors?

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

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

5. Why might Mr. Putnam be suspicious of Sarah Good?

6. Where is Betty's mother in Act 1?

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

8. Why could Abigail be considered a mean character?

9. Does Tituba come up with the idea of other townspeople talking to the devil?

10. Giles asks Hale about his wife's behavior. What is he concerned about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the most important lesson to be learned from this play? Use specific examples to support all claims.

Essay Topic 2

How does a character's socio-economic status affect him or her in terms of accusation and execution for witchcraft? Choose two characters with different socio-economic status and compare and contrast their fate within the story. To what extent does this difference in treatment exist today?

Essay Topic 3

In Act 4, Elizabeth wants Proctor to have a chance to forgive himself. She has already forgiven him. What other characters could benefit from acts of forgiveness? How might it have changed the way things turned out? Could forgiveness change our modern world? In what ways?

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