Crucible Act 1 Review

Reverend John Hale was

• a farmer who had an affair

• a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season”

• an intellectual academic who is an expert on witchcraft

• a cranky, old man

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Rebecca Nurse was

• a slave from Barbados
• a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season” 
• a mother who sent her daughter to conjure dead babies 
• an orphan who lives with her uncle

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.8.7

John Proctor was

• a farmer who had an affair
• a cranky, old man
• an intellectual academic who is an expert on witchcraft 
• a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season” 

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Ann Putnam was

• an orphan who lives with her uncle
• a slave from Barbados
• a mother who sent daughter to conjure dead babies 
• an ill daughter of a Salem minister  

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Abigail Williams was

• a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season” 
• an ill daughter of a Salem minister  
• a slave from Barbados
• an orphan who lives with her uncle

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Tituba was

• a respected elder who thinks the girls are in a “silly season” 
• an ill daughter of a Salem minister
• a slave from Barbados
• an orphan who lives with her uncle

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

What conclusion can you draw about John Proctor?

• He fears and respects Reverend Parris.

• He speaks his mind, even if it is against people of authority.

• He believes witchcraft made the girls ill.

• He will do anything to destroy Thomas Putnam.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Parris sends for Reverend John Hale of Beverly because...

• they are good friends.

• Hale went to Harvard.

• Hale is an authority on witches.

• he hopes Hale will talk sense into Betty.

Identify the speaker: "And mark this--let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you."

• Abigail Williams

• Mercy Lewis

• Betty Parris

• Tituba

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Parris is reluctant to tell anyone that Betty may be bewitched because he…

• truly does not believe witchcraft exists.

• fears that his reputation will be destroyed.

• doesn't want his daughter hanged.

• loves Halloween too much.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3