BIGAIL: I never sold myself! I’m a good girl! I’m a proper girl!
(Mrs. Putnam enters with Tituba, and instantly Abigail points at Tituba.)
ABIGAIL: She made me do it! She made Betty do it!
TITUBA (shocked and angry): Abby!
ABIGAIL: She makes me drink blood!
PARRIS: Blood!!
MRS. PUTNAM: My baby’s blood?
TITUBA: No, no, chicken blood. I give she chicken blood!
HALE: Woman, have you enlisted these children for the Devil?
TITUBA: No, no, sir, I don’t truck with no Devil!
HALE: Why can she not wake? Are you silencing this child?
TITUBA: I love me Betty!
Which statements describe the author's use of syntax in this passage?
Please select all that apply.
Group of answer choices
The long sentences indicate that the characters are speaking in calm and logical tones.
The short, choppy sentences cause the scene to move quickly and indicate a mood of hysteria.
The short sentences indicate a mood of peace and calm.
The short, choppy sentences indicate that the characters are emotional.
- The short, choppy sentences cause the scene to move quickly and indicate a mood of hysteria.
- The short sentences indicate a mood of peace and calm.
- The short, choppy sentences indicate that the characters are emotional.