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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. The narrator says that the timing for Tom's business is propitious. What kind of timing would this be?
(a) Too late to make a difference.
(b) In advance of need.
(c) Unlucky.
(d) Favorable.

2. Why does the devil say that he has a right to cut wood on this land?
(a) He says that he owns the soul of its owner.
(b) He says that the entire earth belongs to him.
(c) He says that it belonged to him long before Europeans came to North America.
(d) He says that the owner sold it to him.

3. What significant event happened in Massachusetts in 1727?
(a) A fire.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A flood.
(d) An earthquake.

4. What causes Tom to start to worry about the deal he has made with the devil?
(a) He thinks that he sees the ghost of his wife.
(b) He hears a traveling preacher speak.
(c) He gets older and begins to worry about death.
(d) He has a near-miss with a carriage accident.

5. What tradition does Tom say should be revived?
(a) The persecution of other religious sects.
(b) Public hangings.
(c) The witch trials.
(d) War with Native tribes.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name does Tom call the devil?

2. Tom agrees to become a usurer. What job is he saying he will do?

3. To whom does Tom think the forested swampland belongs?

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

5. What is the rumor in town about Absalom Crowninshield?

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