Question

Lines 34–39: Of all the details given about Abigail in these lines,

identify which character trait is the best clue as to whether or not


Parris (and the reader) should believe what she may say.

Answer 1

Abigail is described as “a strikingly beautiful girl, an orphan, with an endless capacity for dissembling.” I think Parris and the reader should not believe in her because she denied the facts that she was dancing inthe forest even though her uncle saw her dancing. So, she does not seem worthy.