by Shirley Jackson, 1956
A historical account of the Salem Witch trials of the 1690s.
ISBN-10: 0394891767
LEXILE SCORE: 1150L
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Discussion/Study Questions
1. What was decided at the Salem town meeting in 1644?
2. What happened to Sir Edmund Andros?
3. What agreement did Samuel Parris make with the people of Salem?
4. What was the doctor's diagnosis of Elizabeth?
5. Give an example of "spectral evidence."
6. Why didn't the people of Salem torture the witches to make them confess?
7. Give an example of "image magic."
8. How was Sarah Goode proven to be a witch?
9. What was Martha Corey's mistake?
10. What did Martha call the girls?
11. Who was the main accuser of Rebecca Nurse?
12. What was so unusual about Dorcas Goods being put in jail for being a witch?
13. What did Deodat Lawson want the people of Salem to do?
14. Who was John Indian?
15. What was so strange about the verdict of the jury in the trial of Rebecca Nurse?
16. How many witches were actually executed?
17. How were witches executed?
18. Why did some people stay in jail even though judges had freed them?
19. What did the younger Putnam do in 1706?
20. What was the incident at the bridge that showed the tide of hysteria had turned?
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