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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 of the tree Tom is sitting on?
(a) It bears Tom's own name.
(b) It bears the name of Absalom Crowninshield.
(c) The devil has lit it on fire.
(d) The devil claims that it fell down on its own.

2. Why is Tom happy to see the apron?
(a) He believes that it means his wife is dead.
(b) He thinks it means his wife may be nearby.
(c) He believes that it contains valuable items.
(d) He thinks that his wife left it as a sign to him.

3. Tom's wife is described as a termagant--what kind of person does this mean she is?
(a) A cold-hearted woman.
(b) A harsh-tempered woman.
(c) A person who loves luxury.
(d) A person who hates to spend money.

4. What does the narrator compare Tom's clients to?
(a) Children.
(b) Sponges.
(c) Crops.
(d) Sheep.

5. Why does the pirate not retrieve his treasure?
(a) Tom Walker finds it first.
(b) Someone moves it.
(c) He is executed.
(d) He converts and does not want ill-gotten treasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tom Walker originally go into the swamp?

2. What is financial speculation?

3. How does Tom treat his most needy clients?

4. Where does Tom open his business?

5. What does Tom's wife take with her when she goes into the swamp for the second time?

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