The Crucible - Act I

What does Reverend Parris see in the forest?

• his enemies plotting against him

• Ruth Putnam talking with spirits

• the girls dancing and Tituba waving

• Abigail drinking animal blood

Ann Putnam sends her daughter Ruth to Tituba to

• find out about Barbados

• speak to Ann's dead babies

• learn to dance in the forest

• overcome childish behavior

You can draw the conclusion that Abigail Williams thinks she knows more about the world than the other women in the village known from

• her habit of regularly attending church

• the blood she drinks in the woods

• her conversation with John Proctor

• the gossip she hears in the village

Reverend Hale shows his education and authority by

• arguing with Parris about the Devil

• teaching people how to recognize witches

• bringing books with him to Salem

• speaking to the villagers at church

Reverend Parris's main concern about his niece Abigail is that

• she pays little attention to Betty

• she is eating all the food in the house

• her actions will reflect badly on him

• her previous employer has fired her

What does Rebecca Nurse say will cure the girls' apparent illnesses?

• Doctor Grigg's special medicine

• Reverend Hale casting out the loose spirits

• The girls admitting their actions in the forest

• The girls tiring of their silly behavior

Why does Ann Putnam believe that witchcraft exists in Salem?

Why does Abigail drink blood? How does she influence the other girls to remain silent?