The correct answer is option D. "how he could support his family".
Explanation:
In the play "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, Reverend Samuel Parris was the Puritan minister in Salem. Among the afflicted girls during the Salem trials, were his daughter, Betty, and his cousin, Abigail Williams. However he did not care about them as much as he should, his main concern was how he could support his family. Actually, Reverend Samuel Parris joined the ministry because plantation did not gave him enough financial security.