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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. How does Tom seal his bargain with the devil?
(a) With a handshake.
(b) By signing a document.
(c) With a burnt offering.
(d) By cutting his thumb with the devil's knife.

2. What does the countryman say he saw happen to Tom Walker?
(a) He was carried into the swamp by a horse just as the forest went up in flames.
(b) He was flying through the air and dropped into the ocean.
(c) He was pulled down the road by an unseen hand which then drowned him in the swamp.
(d) He burst into flames and then disappeared.

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

4. When Tom opens the apron, what does he find inside?
(a) His wife's heart and liver.
(b) A skull.
(c) Valuable silver.
(d) Gold coins.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom Walker is described as meager and miserly. What kind of a person is he?

2. When the narrator says that Tom has built his house out of ostentation, what does this mean Tom's motive was?

3. In the version of the story that the narrator says is most likely to be true, what draws Tom's attention to the tree where his wife's apron hangs?

4. What does Tom begin keeping on the desk in his office?

5. Whose clothing does the devil's clothing resemble?

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