| Why has Reverand Parris sent for a doctor as the play begins? | Abby won’t wake up |
| What does Parris question his niece Abigail about? | About what she did in the forest. |
| What did Parris see in the woods the previous night? | Saw Tituba over the fire waving her arms and a naked woman dancing. |
| Why does Abigail say she was dismissed by the Proctors? | Because Mrs. Proctor hates her. |
| What does Betty Parris reveal about what happened in the woods? | Abby drank blood. |
| What threat does Abigail make to the other girls? | She’ll smash their heads or stab them. |
| What happened in the past between John Proctor and Abigail? How do each of them feel about it now? | They had a fling. Proctor wants no part, Abigail still wants him. |
| How does John Proctor feel about Reverend Parris? | No respect for him. |
| What is the dispute between John Proctor and Thomas Putnam? | It was about wood and lumber. |
| What does Giles Corey reveal to Reverend Hale? | They read books instead of pray. |
| When Abigail is questioned by Reverend Hale, who does she blame? What proof does she offer? | Tituba. |
| What ultimatum is Tituba given? | Tell us or we’ll whip you. |
| Who does Tituba accuseof being a witch? | Sara Good and Sara Osbourne. |
| Why does Abigail start accusing people at this point? | Wanted the attention. |
| Why does Betty Parris start accusing people? | To slip out of the fake coma. |
| Why has Marry Warren disobeyed her employers and gone to Salem? | Because she says she’s an official of the court. |
| What did Abigail Williams reveal to John Proctor? Elizabeth reminds him of this. | It had naught to do with witchcraft. |
| What lie did John Proctor tell to Elizabeth which makes her more suspicious of him? | That he was alone with Abigail |
| What news does Mary Warren reveal to John and Elizabeth about the trials? | That Abigail had nothing to do with the witchcraft. |
| What does Mary Warren mean when she says, I saved her life today? | Theres 39 at jail. Sara Goode executed. |
| What does Elizabeth realize when she finds out that she has been accused? | Elizabeth was accused, but she stood up for her. |
| What does Elizabeth ask John to do? | Go to court and tell the truth. |
| Why does Reverend Hale visit the Proctors? | To check the holiness of the house. |
| What does Reverend Hale ask Proctor to do? | Recite 10 commandments |
| Discuss the meaning of Adultery John | Its the one he forgot 8 months ago. |
| What information does John Proctor reveal to Reverend Hale? | Abigail had nothing to do w/ witchcraft |
| What news does Giles Corey reveal to the Proctors and Reverend Hale? | That Rebecca has been arrested. |
| What has Rebecca Nurse been accused of? | Killing Anne Putnam’s babies. |
| Why do Ezekial Cheever and Marshal Herrick arrive at the Proctor home? | Arrive to search the house. |
| Explain why Cheever is both astonished and afraid when he finds the poppet with the needle in it? | Earlier Abigail had been stabbed. |
| What does John ask Mary Warren to do? | Tell court the truth, her poppet |
| Why is Mary so afraid to do as he asks? | Because girls will turn on her. |
| What does John decide to do? | Go to court and just tell all. |
| as act 3 opens what accusation does Giles Corey make? | That Thomas Putman is reaching out for land. |
| What news do we learn about Rebecca Nurse? | She was condemned that morning. |
| What two pieces of evidence are brought out against Proctor in regard to his Christian nature? | He doesn’t go to Church but once a month, and he plows on Sunday |
| What news does Danforth tell John Proctor about Elizabeth? What deal does he try to make with him? | That she is pregnant. They won’t trial her until after a year. |
| What is going to happen to the 91 people who signed the testament stating a good opinion of Elizabeth, Martha Corey, and ARebecca Nurse? | They are going to be summoned for questioning and examined |
| What happens to Giles Corey? | He was arrested. |
| When Mary Warren says that she pretended to faint in court, what is she asked to do? What is the result? | She was asked to faint again. She couldn’t faint again. |
| What does Abigail do when suspicion that she might be pretending falls on her? | She pretends she feels a wind and there is a shadow in the room. |
| What does John Proctor do to discredit her? | He tells them of Abigail and his affair. |
| Who is called to back up John’s testimony? What happens? | His wife. She lies and says there was no affair. |
| What happens when Reverend Hale states that Abigail has always seemed false to him? | Abigail lets out a scream, looks to the ceiling and says he sees a yellow bird. |
| What is Mary Warren’s reaction to Abigail’s performance? | he freaks out and tells them to stop it. |
| what does Hale do when Proctor is arrested? | He quits the court. |
| What does Reverend Parris reveal about his niece Abigail? | That she has vanished. |
| What is the condition of Salem at this point? | Falling apart. |
| How does Andover differ from Salem? | They have no court. |
| What does Reverend Parris want Danforth to do? | He wants him to postpone the hanging. |
| What does Reverend Hale mean when he says, There is Blood on my head. | That he is guilty |
| Why does Danforth refuse to postpone the hangings? | Because twelve were already hanged for the same crime. |
| What do Hale and Danforth request of Elizabeth Proctor | That she convinced Proctor to confess. |
| What happened to giles Corey? | He was pressed. |
| What is John’s excuse for confessing? | He’s probably going to hell anyways. |
| What is Elizabeth’s proof that JOhn is a good man? | That he didn’t confess till then. |
| After John confesses, what does Danforth want him to do? | He wants him to sign a paper. |
| Explain, I am John Proctor! You will not use me! | He doesn’t want people to use his signature as an excuse to hang those other people. He wants to be respected. |
The Crucible
March 3, 2020