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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. By what name does Tom call the devil?
(a) Satan.
(b) Mephistopheles.
(c) Old Scratch.
(d) Old Nick.

2. What happens to all of Tom's money and property at the end of the story?
(a) The town elders donate it to the church.
(b) Everything changes into ash, bone, and wood shavings.
(c) Tom's cheated clients divide it among themselves.
(d) A mysterious man appears, claiming to be Tom's heir.

3. Whose clothing does the devil's clothing resemble?
(a) Puritan clothing.
(b) Native American clothing.
(c) African clothing.
(d) Quaker clothing.

4. When the narrator refers to Tom's parsimony, what characteristic is being discussed?
(a) Hypocrisy.
(b) Cheapness.
(c) Evil.
(d) Trickery.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Tom treat his most needy clients?

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

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

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

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