High School: 9th and 10th Grade - Literature - The Crucible - Understanding The Text Solution

Q.1.

What is the obstacle facing Mary when she wishes to set the record straight?

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If she admits that the girls have been pretending, she also admits to lying in court
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Mary cannot keep track of all of the lies she and the other girls have told
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Mary is not considered to be a trustworthy witness
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Mary cannot clearly remember any of the events

Q.2.

What does the text present as motivations for the various accusations of witchcraft?

Q.3.

Why does John Proctor refuse to sign his confession?

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Signing the confession means that he consents to all of the lies
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Signing the confession will make him a coward unfit to set a good example to his children
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Signing the confession condemns as liars and witches the others who hang
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All of the above

Q.4.

Why does Reverend Parris ask Susanna Walcott not to speak of any "unnatural causes" of Betty's illness?

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He does not believe in "unnatural causes"
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He is afraid of the witches in Salem
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He believes that the people are superstitious and he does not wish to frighten them
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He is afraid that he and his family will lose respect in the town

Q.5.

Why is the poppet given by Mary to Elizabeth considered evidence of witchcraft?

Q.6.

Why is Reverend Parris afraid during the final act of the play?

Q.7.

Why are the girls afraid to admit to their activities in the forest?

Q.8.

When does the audience first realize that Betty is pretending?

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When Tituba comes into her room to see how she is
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When Mercy suggests that Abigail threaten to beat her
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When Abigail tells Betty that she has admitted all of their behavior to Reverend Parris
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When John Proctor comes to find Mary Warren

Q.9.

Why does Reverend Parris fear that Salem will become restless and might even riot?

Q.10.

Why did Abigail lose her position as a servant in the Proctor household?