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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 unusual slang word does the devil use for money?
(a) Poppet.
(b) Skins.
(c) Rhino.
(d) Bobbin.

2. What does the narrator say makes it difficult to know what actually happened to Tom's wife?
(a) No one but Tom seems to have really noticed her disappearance.
(b) She disappeared a long time ago.
(c) There are too many stories told by different historians.
(d) The whole story is likely to be false.

3. Why does it take Tom a long time to get through the swamp?
(a) He has to be very careful walking.
(b) He is searching for the treasure.
(c) He is avoiding going home to his wife.
(d) The devil is slowing him down.

4. What makes the item on Tom's desk ironic?
(a) Tom's job.
(b) The nature of Tom's enemy.
(c) The use of the item later in the story.
(d) Tom's superstition.

5. What does Tom see near the apron, keeping watch over it?
(a) A snake.
(b) An alligator.
(c) A black cat.
(d) A vulture.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Tom open his business?

3. What is Tom doing at the office on his last day?

4. What does the narrator say that savin trees symbolize?

5. What is financial speculation?

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