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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. What is Hale doing at the prison in Act 4?

2. What does Cheever accuse John Proctor of doing on the Sabbath?

3. Danforth complains that Hale has no business in Salem after what he did. What did he do?

4. What does Tituba say she and her "roommate" are doing in the room in Act 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why doesn't John Proctor want to go to the trials and show that Abigail is lying?

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

8. What commandment does John Proctor forget and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Feelings of guilt affect Proctor and the story tremendously. Which other characters are driven to act or not act according to feelings of guilt? To what extent is guilt more powerful than blame?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Abigail may be considered an unlikable character. But some would argue that she acted badly due to a lack of love and guidance. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Is Abigail a true villain, or merely a victim of circumstance?

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