What does Matthew Maule want from Alice Pyncheon?

I think he wants to control her in a way.

Explanation:

Because after putting her in hypnosis he can make her do anything, like he makes her go out into the cold which causes her to catch a fever which kills her.

Pre-writing stage

Explanation:

'Pre-writing' is characterized as the planning or the beginning stage of the writing process where the ideas are collected for examination and deciding what topic, its associated ideas, and their aspects that the author is willing to present through his work. At this stage, the author employs graphs, diagrams, or even graphic organizers to give an order to his/her ideas and determine the outlook of his work. Here only he/she decides his/her stand on the topic and prepares a mind-map and the approach through which they would convey the ideas. Thus, 'pre-writing' is the correct answer.