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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. Which of the following does the devil say is the name he goes by in their area?
(a) The Black Woodsman.
(b) Lucifer.
(c) Beelzebub.
(d) The Blacksmith.

2. What is the weather like on Tom's last day?
(a) It is unseasonably hot.
(b) A storm is brewing.
(c) It snows in the middle of summer.
(d) It rains nonstop.

3. What does Tom find in the mud of the swamp?
(a) A piece of gold.
(b) The remains of a sacrifice to the devil.
(c) A serpent.
(d) A human skull.

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

5. Why does Tom's wife go into the swamp, looking for the devil?
(a) She does not believe Tom and wants to see for herself.
(b) She wants to tell the devil to stay away from her husband.
(c) She wants to argue for more money.
(d) She wants to strike the bargain with him herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason the narrator gives for Tom not fearing the devil?

2. What is the first thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain with the devil?

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

4. What significant event happened in Massachusetts in 1727?

5. What is the third thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain?

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