View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does John Proctor threaten to whip Abigail?

2. What convinces Hale that the supernatural is involved, and the girls weren't just dancing?

3. What is Mary afraid will happen to her and her friends if they are found guilty of witchcraft?

4. Who asks Rebecca Nurse to treat his daughter?

5. What does Abigail call Elizabeth Proctor when discussing her reputation in Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Parris asks Hale to come to Salem to figure out why the Betty and Ruth are sick. Why does he call Hale and not another doctor?

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

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

5. Is Parris's main concern only for his daughter's health?

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

7. 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?

8. When Reverend Hale first arrives, he enters Parris' home carrying something. What is he carrying and why would the author choose this object for this character?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

A martyr is someone willing to undergo intense suffering on principle. What character/s in this play might be considered martyrs? Use specific examples to support all claims.

Essay Topic 3

The student will select a character that he/she feels behaves hypocritically. Is that character ultimately altruistic or selfish in motivation? Explain and support the answer with specific examples.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 676 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample