The Crucible Act I

Read the following and answer the related questions.

Parris, wondrous and relieved: What do you make of it, Rebecca?
Putnam, eagerly: Goody Nurse, will you go to my Ruth and see if you can wake her?
Rebecca, sitting: I think she’ll wake in time. Pray calm yourselves. 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 come on them they will run the Devil bowlegged keeping up with their mischief. I think she’ll wake when she tires of it. A child’s spirit is like a child, you can never catch it by running after it; you must stand still, and, for love, it will soon itself come back,
Proctor: Aye, that’s the truth of it, Rebecca.
Mrs. Putnam: This is no silly season, Rebecca. My Ruth is bewildered, Rebecca; she cannot eat.
Rebecca: Perhaps she is not hungered yet. To Parris: I hope you are not decided to go in search of loose spirits, Mr. Parris. I’ve heard promise of that outside.
Parris: A wide opinion’s running in the parish that the Devil may be among us, and I would satisfy them that they are wrong.
Proctor: Then let you come out and call them wrong. Did you consult the wardens before you called this minister to look for devils?

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When Rebecca says, "I think she’ll wake in time. Pray calm yourselves. I have eleven children, and I am twenty-six times a grandma, and I have seen them all through their silly seasons..." She means______.

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__ agrees with Rebecca and _ disagrees with Rebecca.

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In the last part of the excerpt Rebecca is talking to Parris about sending for Mr. Hale. She is saying ______.

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In Proctor's last lines of the excerpt he is saying that he thinks _____.

Choose the response that best answers the question.  
Each multiple choice and true/false question is worth 2 pts.

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In the beginning of the play what is Parris most afraid of?

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There are many similarities between the play and real life.

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The story takes place in ______.

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Tituba is ______.

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Parris is a ______.

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John Proctor's wife is _______.

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Abigail has strong feelings for John Proctor.

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John Proctor wants to leave his wife for Abigail.

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What does Mrs. Putnam mean when she says “You think it God’s work you should never lose a child, nor grandchild either, and I bury all but one?” to Rebecca Nurse?

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Hale is known for _____.

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Mrs. Putnam sent her daughter to the woods with Tituba.

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Abigail confessed everything that happened in the woods.

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Write 3-4 sentences for the following question.
Rubric- Restate the question-1, Textual Evidence-2, Explaination-2, Writing Conventions-3

How does the Author’s use of facts from the real events of Salem in 1692 affect the reader’s connection to the play? (Use at least 2 examples to explain your answer)

The Crucible Act I

When Rebecca says, "I think she’ll wake in time. Pray calm yourselves. I have eleven children, and I am twenty-six times a grandma, and I have seen them all through their silly seasons..." She means______.

______ agrees with Rebecca and _____ disagrees with Rebecca.

In the last part of the excerpt Rebecca is talking to Parris about sending for Mr. Hale. She is saying ______.

In Proctor's last lines of the excerpt he is saying that he thinks _____.

In the beginning of the play what is Parris most afraid of?

There are many similarities between the play and real life.

The story takes place in ______.

Tituba is ______.

Parris is a ______.

John Proctor's wife is _______.

Abigail has strong feelings for John Proctor.

John Proctor wants to leave his wife for Abigail.

What does Mrs. Putnam mean when she says “You think it God’s work you should never lose a child, nor grandchild either, and I bury all but one?” to Rebecca Nurse?

Hale is known for _____.

Mrs. Putnam sent her daughter to the woods with Tituba.

Abigail confessed everything that happened in the woods.

When Rebecca says, "I think she’ll wake in time. Pray calm yourselves. I have eleven children, and I am twenty-six times a grandma, and I have seen them all through their silly seasons..." She means______.

______ agrees with Rebecca and _____ disagrees with Rebecca.

In the last part of the excerpt Rebecca is talking to Parris about sending for Mr. Hale. She is saying ______.

In Proctor's last lines of the excerpt he is saying that he thinks _____.

In the beginning of the play what is Parris most afraid of?

There are many similarities between the play and real life.

The story takes place in ______.

Tituba is ______.

Parris is a ______.

John Proctor's wife is _______.

Abigail has strong feelings for John Proctor.

John Proctor wants to leave his wife for Abigail.

What does Mrs. Putnam mean when she says “You think it God’s work you should never lose a child, nor grandchild either, and I bury all but one?” to Rebecca Nurse?

Hale is known for _____.

Mrs. Putnam sent her daughter to the woods with Tituba.

Abigail confessed everything that happened in the woods.

__ agrees with Rebecca and _ disagrees with Rebecca.

__ agrees with Rebecca and _ disagrees with Rebecca.