"witchs marks" =scars
Or back in the day they used really bizarre evidence like swim tests, where they believed a witch would float with something pulling them down as a symbol that the water is rejecting their body and prayer tests because witches apparently weren't capable of reciting prayers from the bible
The southern economy was primarily agrarian (farms) while the north was heavily industrialized.
He was hearing voices inside his head and they were telling him bad things. He thought cutting off his ear would help... I did not.
I think it's D, but i don't know for sure.