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The Crucible AP Test Flashcards

1
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the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy

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puritanism, as defined by h.l. mencken

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most of the puritans settled in

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new england

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what did the puritans believe very strongly in

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predestination

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4
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what was used to teach the children their lessons

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new england primer

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5
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who wrote the crucible

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Arthur miller

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6
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the crucible is made up of which four things

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puritanism
witchcraft
McCarthyism
Arthur Miller

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Christian Faith that originated in England during the early 1600s

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puritanism

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Where did the witchcraft hysteria begin and when?

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Salem Massachusetts, in early 1692

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Who began the hysteria?

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Abigail Williams and Betty Parris by having fits of convulsion, screaming, and hallucination

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Who did the girls point fingers at?

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Tituba, Sarah Good, Sarah Osburn,

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By the time the court was dismissed, how many people were convicted, how many handed, and how many were pressed?

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27, 19, and 1

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12
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minister of Salem who has a sick daughter; takes his niece Abigail in after her parents die

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Reverend Samuel Parris

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10 year old who is sick at the start of the play; Reverend Parris’s daughter

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Betty Parris

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14
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40 year old slave of Parris that came from Barbados.s

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Tituba

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15
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A farmer in his 30s who had an affair- main protagonist

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John Proctor

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16
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17 year old that is a beautiful orphan who is very deceiving. Niece of Reverend Samuel Parris

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Abigail Williams

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The Putnam’s servant, a fat, sly, merciless girl of 18.

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Mercy Lewis

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18
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Proctor’s new servant aged 17 who is naïve and subservient.

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Mary Warren

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19
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assistant/servant to the doctor, still a young girl

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Susanna Walcott

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20
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A well-to-do hard-handed landowner aged 50.

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Thomas Putnam

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21
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Wife of Thomas who had 7 babies die at birth- one remaining child- Ruth

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Ann Putnam

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22
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child of Thomas and Ann. Appears to be bewitched. Was sent to conjure spirits by her mother, Ann.

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Ruth Putnam

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23
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Pleasant woman aged 72 who tries to help Betty.

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Rebecca Nurse

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24
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Called to Salem Village to assess the girls/town for witchcraft

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Reverend John Hale

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25
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83 year old farmer, friends with John Proctor, the town views him as unreliable

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Giles Corey

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26
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John’s wife who was accused of witchcraft because she had a poppet

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Elizabeth Proctor

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27
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Rebecca’s husband who tries to help her get out of jail, also friends with John Proctor.

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Francis Nurse

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28
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Guard for jail, like a cop who arrests people

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Marshall Herrick

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29
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Court reporter and writes warrants for arrests

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Ezekial Cheever

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30
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A bitter and remorseless judge of Salem in his 60s

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Judge Hathorne

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31
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A man in his 60s who takes his job of charging people of witchcraft very seriously. He was called in from the state to conduct trials of witchcraft and rid the town of any witches.

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Deputy Governor Danforth

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32
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Social outcasts in society and easy scapegoats/targets

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Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne

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33
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Wife of Giles Corey who’s accused of witchcraft because she reads books

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Martha Corey

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34
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This is a/an ________ for McCarthyism

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allegory

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35
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Theories behind real witchcraft accusations

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boredom
general revenge for rivalries
strong belief in the occult
cold weather
ergot poisoning

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36
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Which best describes the way Hale entered Salem?

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full of knowledge and confidence

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37
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What best describes the way Hale changed between Act 1 and 2?

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he is more open to believing the citizens of Salem

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38
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Which of these best describe the way Hale interacts with the judges in Act 3?

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pleads with them to consider the facts

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39
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grudge against Reverend Parris, concerned about land, married to Ann

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Thomas Putnam

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40
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had many children die, so had daughter Ruth try to contact them through Tituba

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Ann Putnam

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41
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minister of the town, concerned about his reputation and his salary

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Parris

42
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Why does Reverend Parris send for Reverend Hale?

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Hale is considered an expert in matters of witchcraft and the devil

43
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When Reverend Parris sees his daughter and the other girls dancing in the forest, he immediately concludes that they…

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are engaging in witchcraft

44
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Which one of the girls caught in the forest admits they made it all up?

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Mary Warren

45
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How does Mary react under the pressure from the girls?

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breaks down and calls Proctor the devil

46
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Who says, “I will come to you in the black of some terrible night, and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you”?

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Abigail Williams

47
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Why does John refuse to let them post up his confession where the entire town may see?

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it will ruin his good name in the town

48
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What is Parris’ argument against Proctor?

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Parris says that Proctor is trying to overthrow the court.

49
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Of what does Giles accuse Putnam?

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He accuses him of killing his neighbors for their land

50
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What is Hale’s problem as Proctor and his friends present evidence to Danforth?

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He begins to realize that the people who had been accused and sentenced so far could very well have been innocent.

51
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What to the girls do to Mary?

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They pretend that her spirit is coming to get them.

52
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Why did John stop going to church?

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Parris is too greedy

53
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Who does Goody Putnam blame for the death of her children?

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Goody Nurse

54
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During Martha’s questioning Giles Corey’s voice breaks through the crowd as he shouts:

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Thomas Putnam is reaching out for land

55
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Reverend Parris claims that by Proctor coming to the courtroom he is:

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attempting to overthrow the court

56
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“Excellency, you surely cannot think to let so vile a lie be spread in open court!” (Act III, p. 89) Who made this statement?

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Reverend Parris

57
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When Abigail Williams and the other girls are brought to the courtroom to answer for Mary Warren’s claims, Abigail:

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claims there is no truth to it and suddenly grasps her arms declaring it is cold

58
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When Judge Danforth questions Elizabeth as to whether or not her husband cheated on her, she:

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she refuses to slander her husband and answers that he is innocent

59
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Reverend Paris’ main concern about his niece Abigail is that

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her actions will reflect badly on him

60
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Why is the scene of Abigail threatening the other girls included in Act 1?

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It shows how much control Abigail exerts over the other girls

61
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Mary Warren refuses to go to court after Elizabeth is arrested because

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she is afraid of the other girls Turing on her

62
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Why is Rebecca Nurse accused of witchcraft?

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The Putnams are jealous of her successful and large family

63
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Elizabeth lies to the court about Abigail’s affair with Proctor because

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she wants to avoid shaming her husband in front of the whole town

64
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In Act 4, Reverend Hale tries to make up for the harm he has done by

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persuading people to confess so they can live

65
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Parris is worried about hanging Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor because

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they are considered to be people of good character

66
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Reverend Hale encourages Proctor to confess because

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he believes Proctor’s pride is not worth dying for

67
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Why is John Proctor reluctant to sign his name after he confesses?

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He believes his failure to stand up for his beliefs is a terrible example for his children

68
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What does John Proctor mean by saying “I cannot mount the gibbet like a saint. It is a fraud. I am not that man.”

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He knows he is a sinner and does not feel worthy of dying like a martyr

69
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What does Parris question his niece Abigail about?

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He questions why Abigail and the girls were dancing. He asks if Abigail’s name is still “white” in the village

70
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What did Elizabeth Proctor say about Abigail?

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her should is tainted

71
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Why does Abigail say she was dismissed by the Proctors?

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She was dismissed because the Proctor’s wanted a slave and Abigail refused to be treated like a slave

72
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What rumors have circulated the town about Betty Parris? What proof later occurs that “proves” that she is a witch?

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Rumors that Betty was flying over Ingersoll’s barn were circulating the village. The proof was when she was with the girls and tried to jump out the window, someone saw her

73
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What does Betty reveal about what happened in the woods?

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Betty blurts that Abigail drank blood in the woods in order to kill them in the night

74
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How is Rebecca Nurse characterized in the play?

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She is a voice of reason

75
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How does John Proctor feel about Reverend Parris?

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John Proctor does not like Revered Parris. Proctor thinks that Parris is selfish, and he only cares for his own reputation and well-being. Proctor also stated that in Parris’s sermons, Parris never actually talks about God - he only talks about Hell

76
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What is the dispute between John Proctor and Thomas Putnam?

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John Proctor and Thomas Putnam are fighting over land/property boundaries. (Timber)

77
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Why has Mary Warren disobeyed her employers and gone to Salem?

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She is now an official of the court

78
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What did Abigail Williams reveal to John Proctor? Elizabeth reminds him of this.

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She says the girls’ sickness has nothing to do with witchcraft. They were dancing in the woods.

79
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Why hasn’t John told the court what he knows? What does Elizabeth attribute his not telling to?

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John Proctor hasn’t told the court because he doesn’t want people to find out about the affair between him and Abigail. John’s pride prevents him from going to the courts. He also can’t believe the villagers believe the girls. Elizabeth attributes his unwillingness to his softness for Abigail.

80
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What lie did John Proctor tell to Elizabeth which makes her more suspicious of him?

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John Proctor slipped and first said that he was in a room with Abigail and other people and then later said that they were alone talking.

81
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What news does Mary Warren reveal to John and Elizabeth about the trials?

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Mary Warren says that 39 girls were being questioned for being involved with witchcraft. She started crying, and then said that Goody Osborn would be hanged. Goody Good will be saved because she confessed. She said that Elizabeth’s name was mentioned in the court.

82
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How does Mary Warren behave towards her employers?

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Mary Warren is bolder and fiercer now that she is an official on the court. She does not want to be talked to like she is a slave/servant. She is defiant and will not be ordered any more.

83
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What does Mary Warren mean when she says, “I saved her life today!”?

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When Mary Warren said this, she was talking about saving Elizabeth’s life. Elizabeth’s name was mentioned for witchcraft, but Mary said that she had never seen any sign of it. Mary Warren testified to Elizabeth’s good Christian character.

84
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Third way John Proctor fails the test

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he didn’t baptize his youngest son

85
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What was Martha Corey accused of?

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killing Walcott’s pigs

86
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figure of speech using comparison for unlike things to cause them to seem similar

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metaphor

87
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using like or as

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simile

88
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a sound word, like boom, pop, crackle, etc

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onomatopoeia

89
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jumbo shrimp example

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oxymoron

90
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A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions.

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personification

91
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figure of speech exaggerating

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hyperbole

92
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The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.

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allegory

93
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The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant or the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true.

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irony

94
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When a reader knows more than the characters.

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dramatic irony

95
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A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction.

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apostrophe

96
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A literary device wherein the author places a person, concept, place, idea or theme parallel to another.

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juxtaposition

97
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several conjunctions in close succession, like he ran and laughed and jumped and smiled

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polysyndeton

98
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the omission or absence of of a conjunction between parts of a system, ex: I came, I saw, I conquered

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asyndeton

99
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the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

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anaphora

100
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the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses

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epistrophe

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