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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 is true of the tree Tom is sitting on?
(a) The devil has lit it on fire.
(b) It bears Tom's own name.
(c) The devil claims that it fell down on its own.
(d) It bears the name of Absalom Crowninshield.

2. In the passage about Tom's activities in church, what aspect of his character is being stressed?
(a) Selfishness.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Miserliness.
(d) Hypocrisy.

3. Why does the narrator say that Tom starts criticizing his neighbors?
(a) Tom thinks that it makes him seem like a better person.
(b) They begin asking him for money.
(c) They try to point out to him that he is selfish.
(d) His panic is making him more and more angry.

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

5. Which city is close to the setting of "The Devil and Tom Walker"?
(a) Boston.
(b) Salem.
(c) New York.
(d) Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom see near the apron, keeping watch over it?

2. What does the devil say is one way he currently entertains himself?

3. When the narrator refers to Tom's parsimony, what characteristic is being discussed?

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

5. The narrator says that the timing for Tom's business is propitious. What kind of timing would this be?

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