| Where does Elizabeth want John to go, and what doeas she want him to do there? | She wants him to go to Abigail to see if he might be able to snap her out of the trouble she is causing. |
| What is John’s response to Elizabeth’s prodding? | He’s reluctant, though he knows it’s the right thing to do, because he doesn’t want to involve himself in drama. |
| What gift did Mary give Elizabeth? | The Poppet. |
| What was the “evidence” against Sarah Good? | She couldn’t recite her commandments. |
| Why doesn’t Proctor want Mary to go back to court? | He doesn’t think it’s a fair court and he doesn’t want him or Mary muddled in it further. |
| Why does Elizabeth think Abigail wants to kill her? | Because she thinks/knows Abby wants to take her place as Goody Proctor. |
| Why did Hale come to Proctor’s house? | To find information about the accused. |
| What things are “suspicious” about Proctor and his family? | Their lack of church attendance, they haven’t baptized their youngest son, and when John was reciting the Ten Commandments he forgot adultery. |
| Hale asks Elizabeth if she believes in witches. What is her reply? | If she herself is a witch, then there are no such things. But if the Bible says it, then it must be true. |
| On what charge(s) was Rebecca Nurse arrested? | The murder(s) of the Putnam children. |
| Why does Cheever come to Proctor’s house? | To arrest Elizabeth. |
| Explain the significance of the needle in the Poppet? | The doll was to represent a voodoo doll. Elizabeth’s spirit was said to have stabbed Abigail with a needle. The needle was in the Poppet. |
| What will happen to Proctor if he tries to discredit Abby? | She’ll discredit his name. |
| Why doesn’t Mary want to testify about the doll? | She’s afraid of Abby; she’s scared the girls will turn on her. |
The Crucible: Act Two
March 2, 2020