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

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

3. There is a rumor that Tom's wife's hat was found floating on top of what?
(a) A knoll.
(b) A holt.
(c) A quagmire.
(d) A cenote.

4. What is the third thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain?
(a) Converts to an anabaptist sect.
(b) Changes his name.
(c) Burns his house to the ground.
(d) Has his horse buried upside down.

5. Why does the narrator say that only Tom Walker would have the nerve to stop at the Native stronghold in the sawmp?
(a) There is a rumor that the Natives worshiped the devil there.
(b) Other townspeople have seen the devil there.
(c) The area is still frequented by a hostile Native tribe.
(d) The area is overrun with snakes and alligators.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what land feature did the old Native stronghold stand?

2. What does the narrator compare Tom's clients to?

3. Why does the narrator say that Tom starts criticizing his neighbors?

4. What is Tom doing at the office on his last day?

5. What unusual slang word does the devil use for money?

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