The Crucible Bellringer #17
9/5/13
1. What does Giles accuse Mr. Putnam of in the
beginning of Act III?
2. When Danforth gives John Proctor the offer to keep
Elizabeth alive for a year, why does John refuse his
offer?
3. Explain what is ironic about the following
statement Danforth makes: “No uncorrupted man
may fear this court, Mr. Hale! None!” (215)
Today’s Target: I can identify words and phrases
that impact meaning and tone.
The Crucible Bellringer #18
9/6/13
1. Abigail to Danforth: “Think you be so mighty
that the power of Hell may not turn your wits?
Beware of it.” (219) What does this quote show
about Abigail?
2. What claim does Proctor make to prove that
he is not lying about the affair? (220)
3. What is ironic about Elizabeth saying that John
Proctor did NOT have an affair with Abigail?
(222)
Today’s Target: I can identify words and
phrases that impact meaning and tone.
The Crucible Bellringer #19
9/9/13
1. When Mary Warren feels the pressure from
Abigail and the girls and from Judge Danforth
at the end of Act III, what does Mary Warren
do?
2. What does Proctor mean by the statement,
“God is dead” (226)?
3. What does Reverend Hale do at the end of Act
III? What does this show about him?
Today’s Target: I can identify words and
phrases that impact meaning and tone.
The Crucible Bellringer #20
9/10/13
Think about the ending of act III. JP, Elizabeth,
Martha Corey, and Rebecca Nurse were arrested.
Reverend Hale quits the court. Abby seemed to
have more power than anyone in the town.
1. Make a prediction for at least three of these
characters. What will happen in act IV to these
characters?
Today’s Target: I can identify words and
phrases that impact meaning and tone.
The Crucible Bellringer #21
9/11/13
1. If Reverend Hale quit the court, explain why he is
2.
back in Salem.
List at least two things the worry Reverend Parris
about that day’s hangings? (There were four to choose
from).
3. Describe the present condition of the town of
Salem. (List three descriptions)
4. Reverend Hale states, “For it may be that God damns
a liar less than he throw his life away for pride” (234).
What does he mean by that statement?
Today’s Target: I can reflect on and analyze the
author’s purpose or universal meaning of a work
of literature.
The Crucible Bellringer #22
9/12/13
1. When John Proctor is speaking alone with Elizabeth,
2.
3.
4.
why does he tell her that he might confess? (At this
point in the play, why does he feel like he cannot
hang today?)
When Proctor is asked if he saw anyone with the
Devil, why did he refuse to give any names?
What makes John Proctor change his mind about his
confession?
What does Elizabeth mean in the following passage,
“He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from
him!” (240).
Today’s Target: I can reflect on and analyze the
author’s purpose or universal meaning of a work
of literature.
The Crucible Bellringer #23
9/13/12
THIS BELLRINGER IS REVIEW FROM THE ENTIRE
UNIT. THINK BACK TO THE START OF THIS
UNIT TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. USE YOUR
NOTES AND GRADED LOGS TO HELP YOU.
1. Why did Arthur Miller write The Crucible?
2. What one event seems to cause all other events in the
play?
Today’s Target: I can identify words and phrases that
impact meaning and tone.
The Crucible Bellringer #24
9/16/13
THIS BELLRINGER IS REVIEW FROM ACT II. USE
YOUR NOTES AND GRADED LOGS TO HELP
YOU.
1. At the beginning of Act II, why does Elizabeth urge
John to go to Salem?
2. What convinces Ezekiel Cheever that Elizabeth is a
witch?
3. By the end of Act II, what starts to happen to Rev.
Hale?
Today’s Target: I can identify words and phrases
that impact meaning and tone and explain my
thought process in writing.
The Crucible Bellringer #25
9/17/12
THIS BELLRINGER IS REVIEW FROM ACT III. USE
YOUR NOTES AND GRADED LOGS TO HELP YOU.
1. In Act III, what deal does Danforth make with Proctor
so that he might not present his evidence to the
court?
2. What development causes Mary Warren to take back
her confession and rejoin Abigail and the other girls?
Today’s Target: I can identify examples of irony and
understatements.
The Crucible Final Test Format
This test is worth 100 points and there are four
parts:
1. 31 multiple choice questions (2 points each)
2. 8 quote identification questions (2 points each)
3. 7 passage based questions (1 point each)
4. 1 tone passage in which you have to create a
tone chart and write a 3.8 paragraph (15 points)
****Remember if you are absent you have one
week to make up the test before or after school.