Question

Read the excerpt and answer the question.

Answer 1

Answer: the correct answer is A.- to stop them from exposing her as a liar

Explanation: Abigail says this to Mary and Betty . She shows how Abigail is so desperate to make sure no one finds out about her lies  thus developing her character.

Answer 2

Answer:

A. to stop them from exposing her as a liar

Explanation:

She wants them to believe that she knows withccraft and terrifies them into believe so to they won´t expose her as a liar, she wants them to be affraid of her so she can do as she wishes. Abigail wants to kill John Proctors wife, and she doesn´t want the girls to tell what happened in the forest, where she allegadelly drank a potion to kill proctor´s wife, so she threatens them so they won´t tell a thing.