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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. What is Tom's reaction to the disappearance and likely death of his wife?
(a) It cheers him up.
(b) He is angry.
(c) It makes him afraid.
(d) He is in shock.

2. What part of the fort remains standing?
(a) An alter to the devil.
(b) Some mounded up earth.
(c) A cellar.
(d) Some partial walls.

3. Why does the devil stay away from Tom for a while after Tom's wife disappears?
(a) The devil knows that Tom is furious.
(b) The devil is giving Tom time to get over his fear.
(c) The devil is trying to create a bargaining advantage.
(d) The devil has other business to attend to in a nearby town.

4. What is the second thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain?
(a) He begins giving refunds to old clients.
(b) He starts carrying a Bible in his pocket.
(c) He asks a preacher to bless him.
(d) He sells his house and donates the money to charity.

5. Whose clothing does the devil's clothing resemble?
(a) Puritan clothing.
(b) African clothing.
(c) Native American clothing.
(d) Quaker clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to all of Tom's money and property at the end of the story?

2. What can a reader infer is one of the devil's conditions in the bargain he makes with Tom?

3. What does the narrator say his third attempt to evade the devil shows about Tom?

4. What does the devil say is one way he currently entertains himself?

5. The swamp is full of quagmires. What does this mean it is full of?

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