Question

How does Mrs. Putnam interpret Betty's screams?

a) As a sign of witchcraft
b) As a cry for attention
c) As a medical condition
d) As a plot by Abigail

Answer 1

Mrs. Putnam interprets Betty's screams as a sign of witchcraft.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mrs. Putnam interprets Betty's screams as a sign of witchcraft.

In the context of the Salem witch trials, people believed that witches allied themselves with the Devil to carry out evil deeds and deliberate harm. When Betty began to have fits, which were described as beyond the power of natural disease to effect, Mrs. Putnam attributed them to witchcraft because she believed that the Devil was at work in society.