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Escape from Salem

Mission: you are locked in Salem jail in 1692. Solve the five puzzles. Each correct answer gives you one letter of the code. Put the five letters together to open the door.

Puzzle 1: The year

In what year did the Salem witch trials take place? (four digits)

Puzzle 2: The first confession

Who is the enslaved woman in Parris's house who confesses in Act I? (one name)

Puzzle 3: The doll

Mary Warren gives Elizabeth a small doll. A needle is found in it. What is the doll called in the play?

Puzzle 4: No road between

Danforth says a person is either with this court or against it: there be no ______ between.

Puzzle 5: The last choice

In Act IV, what does Proctor refuse to give away, crying "Because it is my ______!"?

The door

Enter the five letter code:

Printable version

Print this page: the inputs become blank lines. Teams write their answers and letters, then show the code to the teacher.

Answer key
  1. 1692 gives the letter T
  2. TITUBA gives the letter R
  3. POPPET gives the letter U
  4. ROAD gives the letter T
  5. NAME gives the letter H
  6. Final code: TRUTH

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