Question

putnam. now look you, sir. let you strike out against the devil, and the village will bless you for it! come down, speak to them—pray with them. theyre thirsting for your word, mister! surely youll say nothing of witchcraft yet. i will not discuss it. the cause is yet unknown. i have had enough contention since i came; but let you pray with them. parris (swayed). ill lead them in a psalm. mrs. putnam. i want no more. mercy. aye, mum. you go home to ruth, dye hear? (mrs. putnam goes out.) parris (to abigail). if she starts for the window, cry for me at once. abigail. i will, uncle. parris (to putnam). there is a terrible power in her arms today. (he goes out with putnam.) abigail (with hushed trepidation). how is ruth sick? mercy. its weirdish, i know not—she seems to walk like a dead one since last night. abigail (turns at once and goes to betty, and now, with fear in her voice). betty? (betty doesnt move. she shakes her.) now stop this! betty! sit up now! (betty doesnt stir. mercy comes over.) mercy. have you tried beatin her? i gave ruth a good one and it waked her for a minute. here, let me have her. abigail (holding mercy back). no, hell be comin up. listen, now; if they be questioning us, tell them we danced—i told him as much already. mercy. aye. and what more? abigail. he knows tituba conjured ruths sisters to come out of the grave. mercy. and what more? abigail. he saw you naked. mercy (clapping her hands together with a frightened laugh). oh, jesus! (enter mary warren, breathless. she is seventeen, a subservient, naive, lonely girl.) mary warren. whatll we do? the village is out! i just come from the farm; the whole countrys talkin witchcraft! theyll be callin us witches, abby! mercy (pointing and looking at mary warren). she means to tell, i know it. mary warren. abby, weve got to tell. witcherys a hangin error, a hangin like they done in boston two year ago! we must tell the truth, abby! youll only be whipped for dancin, and the other things! 19. read as you read lines 380 - 442, continue to cite textual evidence. - underline new details about what really happened in the woods. - circle text that describes the feelings of the girls. - in the margin, explain why the girls are afraid.

Explanation:

The text is from a literary work. We are asked to analyze it by underlining details about events in the woods, circling text about girls' feelings, and explaining their fear. Details about the woods include Tituba conjuring and dancing. Feelings are shown through words like "frightened laugh" and "fear - filled voices". The girls are afraid because they know witchcraft is a serious crime (hangin' error) and the village is talking about witchcraft and might call them witches.

Answer:

• Underlined details about woods: Tituba conjured Ruth’s sisters to come out of the grave; they danced.
• Circled text about girls' feelings: "frightened laugh", "fear in her voice", "What’ll we do? The village is out! They’ll be callin’ us witches"
• Explanation in margin: The girls are afraid because witchcraft is a serious crime (hangin' error) and the village suspects witchcraft and may label them as witches.