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The Crucible
Question | Answer |
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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 |