The Crucible, Act 3

As Act 3 opens, three men burst into the courtroom to do what?

• Overthrow the court

• Provide evidence to save their wives

• Set the building on fire

• Kill Abigail Williams

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Who are the three accused women, and what are their supposed crimes?

• Elizabeth Proctor, attempted murder of Abigail Williams

• Martha Corey, performing witchcraft with books

• Mary Warren, bewitching the other girls

• Rebecca Nurse, murdering Putnam's babies

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

What is suggested by Danforth's question, "Tell me, Mr. Proctor, have you given out this story in the village?"

• He is more concerned with public opinion than truth

• He is concerned that the entire town is bewitched

• He wants the entire town to know the truth

• He thinks Proctor is deliberately spreading lies

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What evidence has Francis Nurse brought to the court?

• A statement that Putnam is murdering neighbors for land

• Mary Warren and her testimony

• A deposition with 91 names proclaiming the wives' good characters

• A photo of Abigail and the girls in the woods

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.9

What does Giles claim that Thomas Putnam is doing?

• Practicing witchcraft

• Using his daughter to get his neighbors murdered so he can buy their land

• Attempting to overthrow the court

• Lying to the court about his children's deaths

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

Why is Giles Corey's deposition thrown out?

• Because it was a lie

• Because Giles is a witch

• Because Parris doesn't like him

• Because he would not name his source

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

When Danforth continues to pester Mary about whether she has been threatened by Proctor after she repeatedly says no, what can we infer?

• He wants her confession to be a lie so the trials may continue

• He is genuinely concerned that Proctor may have threatened her

• He is very thorough when it comes to collecting evidence

• He hates Proctor and wants to get him in trouble

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What "test" does Hathorne think of for Mary after she claims the girls are all frauds?

• Point out the witch in the room

• Use the poppet to bewitch someone

• Faint as she has done in the past

• Turn herself into a frog

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What do the girls pretend to see in order to discredit Mary Warren's claims?

• A great black raven

• A yellow bird

• A man whispering in her ear

• A demon by her side

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

True or False: Proctor confesses his affair with Abigail to the court.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.9