Read the passage from The Crucible, Act 1, Part 4. REBECCA: … (to Parris) I hope you are not decided to go in search of loose spirits, Mr. Parris. I’ve heard promise of that outside.

PARRIS: A wide opinion’s running in the parish that the Devil may be among us, and I would satisfy them that they are wrong.

PROCTOR: Then let you come out and call them wrong. Did you consult the wardens before you called this minister to look for devils?

PARRIS: He is not coming to look for devils!

PROCTOR: Then what’s he coming for? ….

REBECCA: Pray, John, be calm. (Pause. He defers to her.) Mr. Parris, I think you’d best send Reverend Hale back as soon as he come. This will set us all to arguin’ again in the society, and we thought to have peace this year. I think we ought rely on the doctor now, and good prayer.

What inference can you make about Parris based on this passage?

A.) Parris will soon be at odds with Rebecca Nurse because she opposes him.
B.) Parris feels unable to take care of the people of Salem because of their many conflicts.
C.) Parris summoned Reverend Hale specifically because Hale specializes in finding witches.
Parris summoned Reverend Hale specifically because Hale specializes in finding witches.