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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 does the devil say is one way he currently entertains himself?
(a) By encouraging war between Natives and Europeans.
(b) By helping the Puritans persecute other Christians.
(c) By tempting anabaptists into sin.
(d) By making deals for the souls of Puritans.

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

3. To what does the narrator metaphorically compare the financial speculation of Governor Belcher's time?
(a) A doomed ship voyage.
(b) An illness.
(c) A bubble.
(d) A plague of locusts.

4. What does Tom's wife take with her when she goes into the swamp for the second time?
(a) All of their valuables.
(b) Their horse.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A rifle.

5. What is the reason the narrator gives for Tom not fearing the devil?
(a) After fighting in several battles with Natives, Tom is too hardened to be afraid.
(b) Nothing scares Tom after having to deal with his wife.
(c) Tom thinks that he can outsmart the devil.
(d) Tom does not believe in the devil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom refuse to do with the money?

2. What is one unusual physical feature of the devil?

3. Why is Tom's business immediately successful?

4. The narrator says that the timing for Tom's business is propitious. What kind of timing would this be?

5. Which city is close to the setting of "The Devil and Tom Walker"?

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