6 in act i when abigail williams tells the other girls,
ow look you. all of you. we danced and tituba conjured ruth putnams dead sisters. and that is all. 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.\ this characterization of her can best be described as:
a attractive
b submissive
c cruel
d charming
7. in the passage below, what is revealed about the nature of abigails obsession with john proctor?
abigail (in tears ) i look for john proctor that took me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart! i never knew what pretense salem was, i never knew the lying lessons i was taught by all these christian women and their covenanted men. and now you bid me tear the light out of my eyes? i will not, i cannot! you loved me, john proctor, and whatever sin it is, you love me yet!
a she believes that proctor is being controlled by his wife
b she believes that she and proctor are soulmates, and that he showed her the truth about the village
c she believes that they must leave salem village to be together.
d she believes that the \christian women and covenanted men\ in the village will never allow them to be together.
8. determine the best interpretation of the metaphor used in the passage below at the end of act ii, when proctor realizes that he must expose his affair with abigail to free his wife, who has just been accused of witchcraft.
proctor: it is a providence, and no great change; we are only what we always were, but naked now. aye, naked! and the wind, gods icy wind, will blow!
a god will judge the entire community for their petty squabbling.
b the sins of the community were always present, but are now being brought to light.
c gods forgiveness will allow proctor and his wife to face their issues and move forward.
d proctor and abigail will finally be punished for being naked in the woods.
9. danforths statement to proctor when he comes to testify on behalf of rebecca nurses character that he pure of heart need no lawyers\ is ironic because:
a john proctor, who is called forth to testify, is a sinner.
b those who have accused others, as well as the judges, are anything but pure.
c rebecca nurse is commonly described by her fellow villagers as being pure of heart.
d parris knows that his niece abigail is impure from her affair with proctor.
10. giles coreys final act - refusing to answer the charges against him to preserve his inheritance for his children and only answering his accusations with \more weight\ - can best be described as an example of:
a irony, because he is crushed to death by rocks and is an avid rock collector
b allusion, because the bible mentions stoning as punishment
c symbolism, because coreys lack of cooperation represents his defiance of the court
d foreshadowing, because coreys death mimics the deaths of others who come after him

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6 in act i when abigail williams tells the other girls,
ow look you. all of you. we danced and tituba conjured ruth putnams dead sisters. and that is all. 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.\ this characterization of her can best be described as:
a attractive
b submissive
c cruel
d charming
7. in the passage below, what is revealed about the nature of abigails obsession with john proctor?
abigail (in tears ) i look for john proctor that took me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart! i never knew what pretense salem was, i never knew the lying lessons i was taught by all these christian women and their covenanted men. and now you bid me tear the light out of my eyes? i will not, i cannot! you loved me, john proctor, and whatever sin it is, you love me yet!
a she believes that proctor is being controlled by his wife
b she believes that she and proctor are soulmates, and that he showed her the truth about the village
c she believes that they must leave salem village to be together.
d she believes that the \christian women and covenanted men\ in the village will never allow them to be together.
8. determine the best interpretation of the metaphor used in the passage below at the end of act ii, when proctor realizes that he must expose his affair with abigail to free his wife, who has just been accused of witchcraft.
proctor: it is a providence, and no great change; we are only what we always were, but naked now. aye, naked! and the wind, gods icy wind, will blow!
a god will judge the entire community for their petty squabbling.
b the sins of the community were always present, but are now being brought to light.
c gods forgiveness will allow proctor and his wife to face their issues and move forward.
d proctor and abigail will finally be punished for being naked in the woods.
9. danforths statement to proctor when he comes to testify on behalf of rebecca nurses character that 	he pure of heart need no lawyers\ is ironic because:
a john proctor, who is called forth to testify, is a sinner.
b those who have accused others, as well as the judges, are anything but pure.
c rebecca nurse is commonly described by her fellow villagers as being pure of heart.
d parris knows that his niece abigail is impure from her affair with proctor.
10. giles coreys final act - refusing to answer the charges against him to preserve his inheritance for his children and only answering his accusations with \more weight\ - can best be described as an example of:
a irony, because he is crushed to death by rocks and is an avid rock collector
b allusion, because the bible mentions stoning as punishment
c symbolism, because coreys lack of cooperation represents his defiance of the court
d foreshadowing, because coreys death mimics the deaths of others who come after him

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# Brief Explanations:
6. Abigail is threatening the other girls with a terrible reckoning if they reveal certain things. This is a cruel behavior.
7. Abigail believes that John Proctor showed her the truth about Salem and that they are soulmates as he took her from her sleep and put knowledge in her heart.
8. Proctor's statement implies that the sins of the community were always there, and now they are exposed (naked), and God's judgment (the icy wind) will come.
9. The irony lies in the fact that those who are making accusations and acting as judges are far from being pure - hearted, yet they claim that the pure - hearted need no lawyers.
10. Giles Corey's refusal to answer and his response of "more weight" symbolize his defiance of the court as he is willing to endure the punishment (more weight of the rocks) rather than cooperate.

# Answer:
6. C. cruel
7. B. She believes that she and Proctor are soulmates, and that he showed her the truth about the village
8. B. The sins of the community were always present, but are now being brought to light.
9. B. Those who have accused others, as well as the judges, are anything but pure.
10. C. symbolism, because Corey's lack of cooperation represents his defiance of the court

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