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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. Part of the story is set in a morass. What kind of location is this?
(a) A mountaintop.
(b) A muddy or boggy area.
(c) A flat area where a river enters the sea.
(d) An overgrown field.

2. 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) His panic is making him more and more angry.
(d) They try to point out to him that he is selfish.

3. What does Tom begin keeping on the desk in his office?
(a) A rabbit's foot.
(b) A gun.
(c) A cross.
(d) A Bible.

4. 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) After fighting in several battles with Natives, Tom is too hardened to be afraid.
(c) Tom does not believe in the devil.
(d) Tom thinks that he can outsmart the devil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can a reader infer is one of the devil's conditions in the bargain he makes with Tom?

2. What is true about the horses that draw Tom's carriage?

3. Why is Tom's business immediately successful?

4. How does Tom seal his bargain with the devil?

5. Where does Tom open his business?

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