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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Devil and Tom Walker".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the passage about Tom's activities in church, what aspect of his character is being stressed?
(a) Selfishness.
(b) Hypocrisy.
(c) Miserliness.
(d) Loneliness.

2. How does the devil say the Natives sacrificed a white man to him?
(a) They chopped off his head.
(b) They crucified him.
(c) They roasted him.
(d) They hung him.

3. Why is Tom happy to see the apron?
(a) He believes that it means his wife is dead.
(b) He believes that it contains valuable items.
(c) He thinks it means his wife may be nearby.
(d) He thinks that his wife left it as a sign to him.

4. There is a rumor that Tom's wife's hat was found floating on top of what?
(a) A holt.
(b) A quagmire.
(c) A knoll.
(d) A cenote.

5. Why does the devil say that he has a right to cut wood on this land?
(a) He says that the owner sold it to him.
(b) He says that the entire earth belongs to him.
(c) He says that it belonged to him long before Europeans came to North America.
(d) He says that he owns the soul of its owner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tom open his business?

2. The narrator says that it is possible that Tom's wife was lost in a slough. Where would this mean she was lost?

3. Why does Tom's wife go into the swamp, looking for the devil?

4. What mark does the devil leave on Tom?

5. What tone does the narrator adopt when saying that Tom is a friend to his clients?

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