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Crucible Act 1
Character / Plot Information on Act 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What two girls appear to be ill at the beginning of the play? | Betty and Ruth |
| Who is Tituba? | Reverend Parris's slave |
| What does Abigail say happened to her parents? | They were killed by Indians |
| Who sent her daughter to commune with the dead? | Ann Putnam |
| What word best describes John Proctor's attitude toward Reverend Parris? Hatred? Resentment? admiration? envy? | Resentment |
| What is Reverend Hale's area of expertise? | witchcraft |
| Why did Elizabeth Proctor fire Abigail from her job? | for fornication |
| Whom does Abigail first accuse of witchcraft? | Tituba |
| Who complains that his wife reads books? | Giles Corey |
| Further increasing the conflict in the plot of the drama is Thomas Putman's | insistence that witchcraft exists in Salem |
| What problem in Salem encourages the people to turn against each other? | Some people are quick to take offense and sue others in court. |
| What does Rebecca Nurse say will cure the girls' apparent illness? | the girls tiring of their silly behavior. |
| What is Ann Putnam's greatest grief? | Seven of her children died in infancy |
| Betty is likely to be in a trancelike state because | she fears punishment for being caught dancing in the woods |
| When Abigail threatens Betty, Abigail is motivated by her - | fear of the villagers knowing everything they did in the woods. |
| Giles Corey says that his wife has been reading strange books because he - | wants to ask Reverend Hale about something he thinks is important. |