The correct answer is "to explore the possibility of the fire smoldering long before the cat was dead".
The author's does that to stretch the readers anticipation and therefore intensify the tension by slightly and alternatively moving the attention from the previous and subsequent horrific events, which will inevitably remain in the readers mind due the visceral nature of them, since it's a horrific tale that strives for accentuating feelings like despair and distress with frightening scenarios.
Answer: She fires Abigail as her housemaid.
Explanation:
John Proctor was Elizabeth Proctor's husband and was a local farmer. He had an affair with Abigail Williams who was the niece of Reverend Parris and also their housemaid.
Elizabeth Proctor who was John's wife eventually got to know about the secret and then firemed Abigail. Therefore, the correct option is D.
As soon as the Mayflower passengers landed on Cape Cod, they fell upon their knees and blessed the God of Heaven.
Based on logic because logic is the important key