Crucible Act 3 Reading Check #1 (Ac Eng III)

Which character is being interrogated at the very beginning of the act?

• Rebecca Nurse

• Martha Corey

• Mary Warren

• Abigail Williams

Why does Danforth tell Giles Corey and Francis Nurse that he has sentenced nearly 400 people to jail in other villages?

Which character advises Danforth not to believe John Proctor because he is "mischief"?

• Reverend Hale

• Abigail Williams

• Reverend Parris

• Ezekiel Cheever

TRUE OR FALSE: Mary Warren tells Gov. Danforth that the girls were only pretending to be bewitched.

• True

• False

Which of the following does Cheever NOT tell Danforth about John Proctor?

• Proctor damned the court.

• Proctor plows on Sundays.

• Proctor ripped up Elizabeth's arrest warrant.

• Proctor's third child is not baptized.

According to Danforth, who is pregnant?

• Abigail Williams

• Elizabeth Proctor

• Martha Corey

• Ann Putnam

Why is Reverend Parris so desperate to discredit John Proctor? (What is he afraid will happen if Proctor is able to present evidence?)