Short Essay Questions The 60 short essay questions listed in
this section require a one to two sentence answer. They ask
students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the text.
Students must describe what they've read, rather than just
recall it. Short Essay Question - Act 1, Pages 1-20 1. Why could
Abigail be considered a mean character? 2. Is Parris's main
concern only for his daughter's health? 3. Were Betty and
Abigail really just dancing in the forest? 4. Why did Mrs.
Putnam ask Ruth and Tituba to go into the forest? 5. Abigail and
Parris are both concerned about their "reputation" in Salem.
Why? 6. Parris asks Hale to come to Salem to figure out why the
Betty and Ruth are sick. Why does he call Hale and not... This
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