English

In the opening stage directions, the "slave sense" Tituba has most likely refers to her

instincts as a person in a subordinate position

Susanna's statement that Dr. Griggs has suggested Reverend Parris "look to the unnatural things for the cause of it" shows that

even educated people in this society believe in witchcraft

As it is used in Parris's statement "I cannot blink what I saw," the word "blink" is best understood to mean

ignore

Parris's words to Abigail "now my ministry's at stake...your cousin's life" are significant primarily because they

show the dire nature of the situation

Abigail's declaration that "They want slaves...for any of them" shows that she

I (believes she is above household work) and III (regards native of Barbados as inferior)

Abigail's character is developed by means of all of the following EXCEPT

details about her dismissal

From the last paragraph of the note about Thomas Putnam (beginning "So it is not surprising"), the reader can infer that some people of the time period

regularly forged names on court documents

The playwright's attitude toward Proctor is

I (admiring) and II (sympathetic)

In the first paragraph of Proctor's description, the statement "but there is evidence to suggest" serves primarily to

foreshadow that Proctor will be put on trial

In the discussion with Abigail about looking up at Abigail's window, Proctor's words "I may have looked up" show that

there is some truth in Abigail's words

Giles Corey's first words, in response to Rebecca's admonition to "keep the quiet" show him to be primarily

defensive

In the second paragraph describing Rebecca Nurse, the last sentence ("As for Rebecca...of that time") presents an example of

foreshadow

Rebecca's first words after the authorial description of her ("I think she'll wake...soon itself come back") show her to be all of the following EXCEPT

realistic

Which of the following LEAST demonstrates Parris's insecurity and paranoia?

Man! Don't a minister deserve a house to live in?

Proctor's two replies to Giles (beginning "Is it the Devil's fault..." and "I never said no such thing...") could be best described as

patronizing and sarcastic

Hale's response to Parris's statement that the books are heavy in an example of

wordplay

In Proctor's last sentence before he exits ("I hope...in Salem"), the understod antecedent for "it" is

sense

In Hale's description of the book he consults ("Here is all...shown his face!"), the irony lies in the fact that Hale

directs his love of intellectual pursuits toward matters of superstition

The first sentence of the narrative description of Giles Corey ("Old Giles...the others") presents an example of

foreshadowing

The narrator's attitude toward Giles Corey is

I (admiring) and III (amused)

In Giles's first speech after the narrative description ("I'm not sayin'...y'see"), the word "admire" could best be restated as

like

The statements of Parris and Putnam beginning "You will confess" and ending "She must be taken and hanged!" serve primarily to show

the strong motivation behind confessions of witchcraft

In Tituba's final speech ("He say Mr. Parris...there was Goody Good"), the words she attributes to the devil most likely

reflect Tituba's own thoughts and desires

The opening conversation between Elizabeth and John ("What keeps you so late?..."I know it John") could best be described as

stilted

In the stage directions after Elizabeth says, "I know it, John," ("He gets up...to the table"), the phrase that best explains John's "certain disappointment" is

receives it

Elizabeth's speech that begins "The Deputy Governor promise hangin" contains

I (simile) only

In the discussion between Proctor and Mary Warren about "proceedings," the repeated use of the word is an example of

syllepsis

As Mary Warren describes it, the reader can infer that her experience in the courtroom ("I never knew it...everything she done to me!") was a progression from

rationality to hysteria

As it is used in Mary Warren's reply to Elizabeth's question, "I am accused?" the word mentioned is a(n)

euphemism

In her final exchange with Proctor, Mary Warren could best be described as

petulant