Characters
Who had 7 of her children die in Salem?
Who is Anne Putnam?
"Reverend Parris, I have laid seven babies unbaptized in the earth. Believe me, sir, you never saw more hearty babies born. And yet, each would wither in my arms the very night of their birth."
Mrs. Putnam
This slave from Barbados was accused of witchcraft by Abigail Williams partly due to fear and her low social status.
Who is Tituba?
Abigail wants to do what to John's wife?
Kill her
How did reputation play a role in Salem?
The citizens cared more about their names and image, than truth.
This characters daughter fell mysteriously ill after a incident in the woods.
Who is Reverend Parris?
"I have trouble enough without I come five mile to hear him preach only hell fire and bloody damnation."
Who is Giles Corey?
What is the historical phenomenon this book is based off of?
McCarthyism
The scandalous, but non-supernatural, activity Reverend Parris first saw his niece and the other girls doing in the forest.
What is dancing?
What kind of mass hysteria was in Salem?
People panicked and accused others of witchcraft.
Who was the character fired from proctors household after having an affair with Jhon?
Who is? Abigail williams
"I have eleven children, and I am twenty-six times a grandma, and I have seen them all through their silly seasons, and when it comes on them they will run the Devil bowlegged Keeping up with their mischief."
Rebecca Nurse
What historical events is this book based off of?
The red scare and its connection to the Salem Witch Trials.
This character's more serious act of mischief was drinking blood to try and put a death curse on John Proctor's wife, Elizabeth.
What is greed for money and power?
How was Abigail manipulative?
Abigail and her friends lied to the town because of fear.
After being coerced and threatened, this young woman was the first to name specific individuals, like Sarah Good and
Who is Tituba?
"You come five miles to see a silly girl fly? I know you better."
Abigail
What were the Salem Witch Trials?
A series of hearings and prosecutions in Salem Massachusetts, where several people were accused of practicing witch craft.
Why did Mrs. Putnam want Ruth to go to Tituba?
So she could try to conjure her dead siblings and figure out who murdered them.
Who was seen running around naked in Salem?
Mercy Lewis
"I want to fly to Mama!"
Betty Parris
What happened to George Burroughs because he was in debt?
He was put in jail by Thomas Putnam.