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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 true about the horses that draw Tom's carriage?
(a) They are stolen from a neighbor.
(b) They were a gift from the devil.
(c) They are starving.
(d) They are more expensive than most people's houses.

2. Why does the narrator say that only Tom Walker would have the nerve to stop at the Native stronghold in the sawmp?
(a) The area is still frequented by a hostile Native tribe.
(b) There is a rumor that the Natives worshiped the devil there.
(c) The area is overrun with snakes and alligators.
(d) Other townspeople have seen the devil there.

3. To what does the narrator metaphorically compare the financial speculation of Governor Belcher's time?
(a) A bubble.
(b) A doomed ship voyage.
(c) An illness.
(d) A plague of locusts.

4. What is the third thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain?
(a) Burns his house to the ground.
(b) Has his horse buried upside down.
(c) Changes his name.
(d) Converts to an anabaptist sect.

5. What is Tom's first mistake on his last day?
(a) He forgets to lock his doors.
(b) He says that the devil can take him if he has made any money from his client.
(c) He does not begin the day with a prayer.
(d) He tries to cheat a man who has also made a bargain with the devil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mark does the devil leave on Tom?

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

3. Tom's wife is described as a termagant--what kind of person does this mean she is?

4. Which of the following does the devil say is the name he goes by in their area?

5. What does Tom see near the apron, keeping watch over it?

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