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Why is Reverend Parris upset about at the opening of Act I?
Rumors of witchcraft are circulating in the community.
He learns of Abigail's dismissal from the Proctor household.
His daughter's condition and the possible connection to her inappropriate activities in the woods concerns him.
He is aware of Tituba's influence over the children.
This passage is from the background information at the opening of the play. For what detail that comes out later in Act I does this information prepare you?
"Long-held hatreds of neighbors could now be openly expressed, and vengeance taken, despite the Bible's charitable injunction. Land-lust which had been expressed before by constant bickering over boundaries and deeds, could now be elevated to the arena of morality . . ."
The passage prepares the reader for Putnam's arguing with Francis Nurse about a piece of land to which both men lay claim.
The passage prepares the reader for Reverend Parris's complaining about his salary.
The passage prepares the reader for Abigail's reluctance to tell the truth about what happened in the woods.
The passage prepares the reader for Putnam's arguing with Proctor about a piece of land to which both men lay claim.
How does Mrs. Putnam justify sending Ruth to Tituba in the first act?
Titube promised to revive Mrs. Putnam's dead children.
Mrs. Putnam feels she deserves to know how her children died.
Mrs. Putnam thinks that "conjuring" will not harm anyone.
Mrs. Putnam feels that she deserves to know why she has had to endure the deaths of seven children.
Mrs. Putnam's comments in Act I suggest that her primary motivation in hunting for witches is ____.
resentment of Rebecca Nurse
anger at having lost her children
compassion for the sick girls
anger about Ruth's illness
From the scene in the first act in which the girls are alone, what can be inferred as the basis of Abigail's influence over the other girls? The answer is ______.
her beauty and cleverly crafted purity
her social position as the Proctor's former servant
her charm and magnetic persuasiveness
her use of her early experiences to terrorize them
Consider Tituba's state of mind when she began naming names in the first act. What can you infer about her motivation?
She is afraid of Reverend Parris and Putnam and thinks naming names will save her from punishment.
She actually sees Goody Good and Goody Osburn in the forest and wants to tell the truth.
She talks about a dream that she once had.
She is afraid of Reverend Hale and thinks that naming names will save her from punishment.
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