4. Which statement best captures the author's point of
view on the trials?
A The author blames the girls for creating the
atmosphere of fear in Salem.
B. The author believes in the possibility of actual
witchcraft in Salem.
c The author views its origins as unknown but
explainable.
D. The author describes the trials as nonsensical and
without any procedure.

The statement that best captures the authors point of view on this trials is that he blamed the girls for creating the atmosphere of fear in Salem.

This answer can easily be seen in the last paragraph of this story. The author ended the story by saying that a few young girls allowed their imaginations to run wild.

From this statement and paragraph, it can easily be concluded that the author thinks that the witchcraft issue was the girls doing and they did this out of the need for attention.

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Although no context is provided the most educated option of the 4 to me would appear to be A.

two factors or characteristics of a chapter that might make it difficult to read would be words i don't understand, or if i don't fully understand what's going on in the chapter. strategies i can use to get through the difficult material would be a dictionary, and re-reading previous chapters to get a better grasp of what the author is trying to say.