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The Crucible
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why does Rev. Parris send for a doctor? | Betty is sick; so is Ruth Putnam |
| What advice does the doctor send back? | look for an unnatural cause |
| What does Parris question Abigail about? | What her, and the others were doing in the woods |
| What does Parris see the night before in the woods? | Tituba singing; dancing; fire; someone naked |
| What has Elizabeth Proctor said about Abigail? | That she had an affair with John; she soiled the church |
| Why does Abigail say she was dismissed from the Proctors? | Proctors wanted a slave and she refused to stoop to that level |
| Why did Mrs. Putnam contact Tituba? | P has lost many children and wanted to find out if they had been murdered |
| Who does Abigail accuse? | Tituba and Ruth |
| What does Betty Parris say happened in the woods? | Abby drank blood/charm to kill Goody Proctor |
| What does Abigail threaten to do to the girls? | harm if they snitch |
| What happened between John Proctor and Abigail in the past? | affair/adultery |
| How do they feel about each other now? | A- in love J- couldn't care less |
| How does John Proctor feel about Rev. Parris? | bad/troublemaker |
| Why is Rev. Hale called to Salem? | people believe there is witchcraft involved |
| What does Giles Corey reveal to Rev. Hale? | he has seen his wife reading late at night |
| When Abigail is questioned by Rev. Hale, who does she blame? What proof does she offer? | Titiba; spectral evidence |
| What ultimatum is Tituba given? | confession |
| Why do the girls start accusing other people at this point? | save themselves |
| Why has Mary Warren disobeyed her employers and gone to Salem? | she is an official member of the court/ witness to witchcraft |
| What did Abigail reveal to John Proctor? | there was no witchcraft |
| Why hasn't John told the court what he knows? | He doesn't think he has enough evidence |
| What does Elizabeth attribute his not telling to? | him being in love with Abby |
| What does Mary Warren mean when she says, "I saved her life today!"? | she convinced the court that Elizabeth was not a witch |
| What does Rev. Hale ask John to do? | recite his commandments |
| Why does Rev. Hale visit the Proctors? | to tell them that E's name was in court; question then to form his own opinion |
| How does John respond to the questions about why he has not been in church? | his wife was sick; prayed at home; doesn't like Parris |
| What information does John reveal to Rev. Hale? | Abby told him there was no witchcraft |
| Why does Elizabeth say she does not believe in witch at this point? | she doesn't believe that good Chjristian women such as herself or Nurse could be witches |
| What news does Gile Corey reveal to the Proctors and Rev. Hale? | Martha and Rebecca were arrested |
| What has Rebecca Nurse been accused of? | murdering Putnams babies |
| Why has Martha Corey been accused? | cursing Walcott so he is unable to keep a pig alive |
| Why are Cheever and Herrick at the Proctor household? | collect poppets and question Elizabeth/Mary |
| What does John ask Mary to do? | testify against Abby |
| Why is Mary so afraid to do what he asks? | A threatened her |
| Why doe Mary Warren warn John about testifying against Abigail? | A will tell court of their adultery |
| What accusation does Giles Corey make? | Putnam is "reaching for land" |
| When John Proctor arrives at court with Mary Warren, what does Rev. Parris accuse him of? | trying to overthrow the court |
| What two pieces of evidence are brought out against Proctor in regard to his Christian nature ? | doesnt always go to church; plows on Sundays |
| What news does Danforth tell John about Elizabeth? | claimed to be pregnant |
| What deal does he try to make with him? | if J drops charges then D will let Elizabeth live another year if she is pregnant |
| What is going to happen to the 91 people who signed the testament stating a good opinion of Elizabeth, Martha, and Rebecca Nurse? | summoned for questioning/arrested |
| What is Giles Corey's proof that Thomas Putnam is "reaching out for land"? | he heard it from an honest man |
| Why won't he reveal his source? | doesn't want man to be arrested |
| What happens to Giles Corey? | jailed until he answers questions; smooshed |
| What is Rev. Hale's advice to John as he is about to read his disposition before the court? | get a lawyer |
| When Mary Warren says that she pretended to faint in court, what is she asked to do? | pretend faint again |
| What is the result? | she can't do it |
| What does Abigail do when suspicion that she might be pretending falls on her? | says the Devil could harm the judge |
| What does John do to discredit her? | admits to affair |
| Who is called to back up John's testimony and what happens? | Elizabeth; she denies lechery to protect John |
| What happens when Rev. Hale states that Abigail has always seemed false to him? | Abigail has a fit because of a "spector" |
| What is Mary Warren's reaction to Abigails performance? | tells everyone he is lying/ begs Abby to stop |
| What does John mean when he says "God is dead"? | There can not be a God if there is this much evil in Salem. |
| What does Rev. Hale do when Proctor is arrested? | quits the court |
| Why does Rev. Hale return to Salem? | to convince people to confess |
| What is Rev. Hale advising the condemned to do? | confess |
| What does Rev. Parris reveal about Abigail? | she ran away with his money |
| How do the proposed hangings of Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor differ from the past executions? | for good people |
| What does Rev. Hale mean when he says, " There is blood on my head"? | he feels responsible for the deaths |
| What do Hale and Danforth request of Elizabeth? | to convince Proctor to confess |
| What happened to Giles Corey? | crushed by rocks |
| What is Johns excuse for confessing? | he has already broken one of the 10 commandments |
| What does Danforth want John to do? | let him hang his confession on church/ sign confession |
| What does John mean by saying, "I am John Proctor! You wil l not use me!"? | he will not let the court use his confession to justify their acts |
| What does Hale attribute Proctors willingness to hang to? | pride |
| What does Elizabeth attribute it to? | wanting to keep his goodness |