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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. There is a rumor that Tom's wife's hat was found floating on top of what?
(a) A knoll.
(b) A holt.
(c) A quagmire.
(d) A cenote.

2. Whom does the narrator seem to blame for the situation of Tom's clients?
(a) The clients and Tom.
(b) Tom and the devil.
(c) The government and the clients.
(d) The devil and the government.

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

4. What is one source of trouble in Tom Walker's marriage?
(a) Tom refuses to buy the luxuries his wife feels she deserves.
(b) Tom's wife often disappears into the forest overnight.
(c) Tom's wife hides resources from him and keeps them for herself.
(d) Tom is physically abusive toward his wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about the house that Tom builds with the money he earns?

2. Part of the story is set in a morass. What kind of location is this?

3. Why is Tom happy to see the apron?

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

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

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