A BREAK WITH CHARITY

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A BREAK WITH CHARITY

• Test Review

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CHARACTERS
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The fictional man who married Mary English, Jr.

• Thomas Hitchbourne

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The girl who craves attention and often runs away
to the woods

• Abigail Hobbs

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The boy Susanna falls in love with changes his
mind about witchcraft

• Johnathan Hathorne
• What changes his mind?

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Titubas master owner of the home where the
circle meets

• Reverend Parris

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Man working to end the witch hysteria in Salem
and neighboring villages takes in the English
girls

• Joseph Putnam

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Woman who Sam Endicott says is a witch

• Mary Bradbury

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The main character in the story

• Susanna English

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16 year old apprentice at the wharf who likes to
gossip

• John Dorich
• In real life, why was he important and unique?

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Father of Susanna highly respected ship owner

• Phillip English

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Husband of Tituba claims to be afflicted

• John Indian

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The leader of the circle of girls has evil
intentions

• Ann Putnam, Jr.

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Old hag in her forties who knows what the circle
is about

• Sarah Bibber

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The one who accused Mary Bradbury of haunting
ships

• Sam Endicott

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Johnathans father who believed in witchcraft

• Magistrate Hathorne

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Elderly town matriarch who was hanged

• Rebecca Nurse

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tall man from Boston imprisoned in his own home

• John Alden

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Black slave who told stories and performed
sorceries

• Tituba

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Eleven year old member of the circle Rev.
Parriss niece

• Abigail Williams

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Daughter of the reverend of Salem Village

• Betty Parris

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First person hanged known for wearing a red
bodice

• Bridget Bishop

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Witch Business
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What is Mary Bradbury accused of?

• Haunting ships at sea
• What business is she in?

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Susanna met with this person in the middle of the
night to decide if she was a witch

• Mary Bradbury

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Why was Giles Corey pressed to death?

• He refused to stand trial

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Explain the reasons the witch hysteria was able
to happen in Salem.

• Fears already in place (wolves, Indians, lack of
  charter) long cold winter (nothing else to do)
  Puritan culture (strict, boring)

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What happened to Tituba at the end of the novel?

• She was sold back into slavery

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Who were the first people to be accused as
witches?

• Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osbourne

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Witches were not supposed to be able to recite
what?

• The Lords Prayer
• Who did, right before he was hanged?

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Circles
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Susanna English does not join the circle because

• She is not welcome.

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When Susanna goes to Ann Putnams house to bring
apple tarts, what does Ann tell her? (2 things)

• The girls are playing afflicted for sport
  dont tell the truth or the circle will accuse
  the Englishes

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Were all the girls in the circle eventually
forgiven?

• NO!!

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What does the new circle refer to?

• Joseph Putnams friends
• What do they do?

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How would the story have been different if
Susanna wasnt gentry?

• Probably would have been on the inside of the
  circle more in common with the girls, not an
  outsider

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Why might the girls in the circle have allowed
this to happen?

• Allowed it b/c they enjoyed the attention and
  celebrity status it brought, free from chores and
  Meeting, sheer entertainment value

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Why didnt the girls STOP it once it got out of
hand?

• May have started to believe their own lies fear
  of punishment for what they had already done

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Where did the circle of girls begin meeting?

• The Parsonage

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Misc. important stuff
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What order from Boston was ignored by judges in
Salem in June?

• To use caution with spectral evidence

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On what ship did William leave Salem?

• The William and Susanna

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On what ship did William return to Salem?

• The Amiable Tiger (spelling counts!)

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What does break charity mean? Give an example
from the novel.

• To break a promise or pact Mary Warren vs. the
  circle about her master, Ann Putnam vs. Susanna
  about crying out on Mary and Ann denies it

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How did Joseph and Elizabeth treat Susanna?

• Like family, they remained close

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What did Father English do about his religion
after the trials?

• Built a Church of England in Salem

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What was oyer and terminer?

• The name of the court

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Who wrote the letter that contributed to the end
of the trials?

• Thomas Brattle

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How many people died as a result of the witch
trials?

• 24

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How did the people die?

• 19 were hanged, 1 was pressed to death, and 4
  died in prison

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Was Susanna ever reunited with her parents?

• Yes!

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Why does Susanna return to Salem meeting house in
1706? How did she feel upon arriving and leaving?

• She comes to hear Ann Putnams apology. First she
  was still angry and unforgiving. Later she felt
  sorry for Ann and the hatred lifted.

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Who does Susanna finally tell what she knows?

• Joseph Putnam

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What does the word Salem mean?

• City of Peace
• Why is this ironic?

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Where do Susanna and Mary go when their father
flees to Boston?

• Joseph and Elizabeth Putnams house

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Most of the Salem witch hysteria took place in
what year?

• 1692

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When Mother English was arrested, Susanna found
out what from Ann Putnam?

• The girls now believe their own lies

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Make sure to know your basic literary terms!