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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. The swamp is full of quagmires. What does this mean it is full of?
(a) Dead, floating timber and brush.
(b) Soft, wet ground that gives way underfoot.
(c) Thick stands of evergreen trees.
(d) Burrows and hollows where animals live.

2. What word does the narrator use twice to describe the situation of Tom's clients?
(a) Desperate.
(b) Unexpected.
(c) Dubious.
(d) Fortunate.

3. When the narrator refers to Tom's parsimony, what characteristic is being discussed?
(a) Trickery.
(b) Hypocrisy.
(c) Evil.
(d) Cheapness.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain?

2. What is the first thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain with the devil?

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

4. Why is Tom happy to see the apron?

5. Why does Tom decide that he will not agree to the devil's bargain?

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