Part a: which of the following best describes a central idea of the passage?
a
once someone was accused of witchcraft, there was no way out; anyone who confessed or tried to prove their innocence was executed.
b
if tituba had not been present in salem, any suspicions about witchcraft would not have been taken as seriously.
c
the town of salem believed it was being plagued by witches, and in their panic they held a number of unfair trials.
d
the girls of salem purposefully targeted people they hated, fully understanding the consequences of their actions.

lihuliivi hili nilu lutaula previous 21 next end of semester test: english 12b submit test reader tools info- select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. read this excerpt and complete the sentences that follow a shropshire lad by ae housman (excerpt) when i was one-and-twenty i heard a wise man say "give crowns and pounds and guineas but not your heart away give pearls away and rubies but keep your fancy free." but i was one-and-twenty no use to talk to me when i was one-and-twenty i heard him say again, "the heart out of the bosom was never given in vain 'tis paid with sighs a plenty and sold for endless rue" and i am two-and-twenty. and oh, 'tis true, 'tis true the central theme of the poem is in the end, the poet the wise man's views. reset next