This story line was about witches presence in Salem. When Betty was possessed by a demon, and she screamed and tried flying out of the window. The whole town witnessing this rather than just the teenage girls help spread the rumor faster and convinced the village of the presence of witches in the town. The gossips went farther and quicker than expected.
The answer is C. salire: accelerate Salire is an Italian Verb that translates as “to ascend” or “to go up”. Whilst, accelerate is defined as an increase in units such as speed, momentum or any actions being done at the moment.
The neighbor has to be the antagonist, because the protagonist loved his dog very much and his neighbor killed his dog, the protagonist even called his neighbor evil, so I would go with C, the neighbor.
