Name
Date
Class
The Crucible, Act Ttro {page
rose}
Recall and Interpret (40poinbtotal;l0 poinbeach)
Writethe letterof the bestanswer.
I . At the beginning of ActTwo, Elizabeth Procror wanrs her husband to
go to
i.
b.
c.
d.
Salem becauseshe wants him to
charge Abigail as a fraud.
buy GeorgeJaqob'sheifer.
find out about the trial proceedings.
bring Mary l0farren back from court.
2. The real reason John Proctor avoids going to Salem is that he
a.
b.
c.
d,
thinks the proceedings are absurd.
is afraid of leaving his wife, who is not well.
is busy sowing the fields and working the farm.
fears that Abigail will reveal their adulterous affair.
5. Which of the following is not used as evidence against Elizabeth
Proctor?
a. She mumbles the TenCommandmens.
b. She possesses
a poppet with a needle in its belly.
c. She saysthat Abigail "must be ripped out of the world."
d. Abigail discolers a needle in her own belly.
4. According to Elizaberh Proctoq the motivation behind Abigail's
accusation against her is Abigail's
i. desire for honesty and mrth.
b. hysteria that has gnpped much of the village.
c. desire for Elizabeth to hang so that she can marry John Proctor.
d. desire for revenge for being dismissedfrom the Proctor
household.
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Vocabulary Practice (10points
total;2poin6each)
Foreachboldfaceword,writethe letterof thewordthat is closestin meaning.
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subtle
b. dishonorable
reprimand
C. desire
covet
d. clumsily
in"ptly
e. indirect
Formative Assessments,American Literaturc
Unit Six 269
Class
Date
Name
SelectionTest
(continued)
each)
15points
Analyze and Evaluate (50pointstotal;
Readearhof the followingexcerptsfromthe play,payingparticularattentionto thestage
in theboxesbelow.
Thenanswerthequeslions
directions.
PROCTOR. tX7trhagnn.l I meanto pleaseyou,Elizabeth.
ELIZABETH. [t is hardro so1.]I know it, John.
herewmsto the
it.lYith a certnindisappointment,
n ller, kissuher. Shereceiues
[He ge*up, gor-s
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PROCTOR. [Asgentlyashecan.lCider?
ud.
ELIZABETH. [Vikaserxeof reprimandinglwrself
forhavingfargor.]Aye! [Shegetsup andgoes
pornsa glass
his
back.l
f or him. He now arches
bnOCfOn. This farm'sa continent when you go foot by foot droppin' seedsin it.
ELIZABBTH.[Coninswiththe cider.lIt mustbe.
10. How do the stagedirections help you visualizethe interaction between John and Elizabeth
Proctor? What do they reveal about the coupte's relatiorship?
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abouttlw room,asthmghn fix it inher
mind.lTellthe chi
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[Sheutal]csout'ilze dan';
fromdwdaarway.TIrcclm*
Elizabeth Proctor in this scene, what would you leam
of voice and how you feel at this point?
I l. If you were an actressplaying
from these stage directions
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12. Mr. Hale visits
following sta
arrests.He makes
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statement paralld McCarthy's beliefs as he wages
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