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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 true about the horses that draw Tom's carriage?
(a) They are starving.
(b) They are more expensive than most people's houses.
(c) They were a gift from the devil.
(d) They are stolen from a neighbor.

2. Which of the following does the devil say is the name he goes by in their area?
(a) Lucifer.
(b) The Black Woodsman.
(c) Beelzebub.
(d) The Blacksmith.

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

4. When Tom opens the apron, what does he find inside?
(a) Gold coins.
(b) His wife's heart and liver.
(c) Valuable silver.
(d) A skull.

5. Why does the narrator say that Tom starts criticizing his neighbors?
(a) Tom thinks that it makes him seem like a better person.
(b) They try to point out to him that he is selfish.
(c) His panic is making him more and more angry.
(d) They begin asking him for money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tone does the narrator adopt when saying that Tom is a friend to his clients?

2. Why does it take Tom a long time to get through the swamp?

3. What does the narrator say makes it difficult to know what actually happened to Tom's wife?

4. What is Tom's reaction to the idea of being a usurer?

5. Tom Walker is described as meager and miserly. What kind of a person is he?

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