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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 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) Tom's cheated clients divide it among themselves.
(c) A mysterious man appears, claiming to be Tom's heir.
(d) Everything changes into ash, bone, and wood shavings.

2. What is unusual about the house that Tom builds with the money he earns?
(a) It is in the middle of the swamp.
(b) It is mostly unfinished and has little furniture.
(c) It contains an alter to the devil.
(d) It is made from rotted timber.

3. What does Tom see near the apron, keeping watch over it?
(a) An alligator.
(b) A black cat.
(c) A vulture.
(d) A snake.

4. What is true of the tree with Deacon Peabody's name on it?
(a) The devil is burning it when Tom arrives.
(b) It stands apart from all of the other trees.
(c) It has fallen to the ground.
(d) It is rotten inside.

5. Why does Tom tell his wife about his meeting with the devil?
(a) He and his wife have no secrets from one another.
(b) The devil said that he would only make the bargain if Tom told his wife.
(c) He is uneasy about the meeting and needs to tell someone what happened.
(d) He is hoping that his wife will take his place in his bargain with the devil.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the devil say the Natives sacrificed a white man to him?

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

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

4. What does the narrator say that savin trees symbolize?

5. Why does Tom decide that he will not agree to the devil's bargain?

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