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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 happens to all of Tom's money and property at the end of the story?
(a) Tom's cheated clients divide it among themselves.
(b) The town elders donate it to the church.
(c) Everything changes into ash, bone, and wood shavings.
(d) A mysterious man appears, claiming to be Tom's heir.

2. 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.

3. Why does Tom tell his wife about his meeting with the devil?
(a) He is uneasy about the meeting and needs to tell someone what happened.
(b) He is hoping that his wife will take his place in his bargain with the devil.
(c) The devil said that he would only make the bargain if Tom told his wife.
(d) He and his wife have no secrets from one another.

4. The narrator says that it is possible that Tom's wife was lost in a slough. Where would this mean she was lost?
(a) In wetland.
(b) In a cave.
(c) In forest.
(d) In a pit.

5. What does the narrator say his third attempt to evade the devil shows about Tom?
(a) He is extremely naive.
(b) He is unusually clever.
(c) He has lost his mind.
(d) He is a very persistent man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the devil say that he has a right to cut wood on this land?

2. When Tom opens the apron, what does he find inside?

3. Why does it take Tom a long time to get through the swamp?

4. Which city is close to the setting of "The Devil and Tom Walker"?

5. What does the narrator say is hard to believe about the conversation between Tom and the devil?

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