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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 does the devil have all over his skin?
(a) Blood.
(b) Mud.
(c) Soot.
(d) Scales.

2. What is the reason the narrator gives for Tom not fearing the devil?
(a) Nothing scares Tom after having to deal with his wife.
(b) Tom does not believe in the devil.
(c) After fighting in several battles with Natives, Tom is too hardened to be afraid.
(d) Tom thinks that he can outsmart the devil.

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

4. What is Tom doing at the office on his last day?
(a) Foreclosing a mortgage.
(b) Selling his business.
(c) Buying the land the swamp sits on.
(d) Accepting an offer to run for governor.

5. How does the devil say the Natives sacrificed a white man to him?
(a) They roasted him.
(b) They chopped off his head.
(c) They hung him.
(d) They crucified him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom agrees to become a usurer. What job is he saying he will do?

2. What is Tom's first mistake on his last day?

3. How does Tom treat his most needy clients?

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

5. To whom does Tom think the forested swampland belongs?

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