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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 unusual slang word does the devil use for money?
(a) Rhino.
(b) Skins.
(c) Poppet.
(d) Bobbin.

2. What is one source of trouble in Tom Walker's marriage?
(a) Tom's wife often disappears into the forest overnight.
(b) Tom is physically abusive toward his wife.
(c) Tom's wife hides resources from him and keeps them for herself.
(d) Tom refuses to buy the luxuries his wife feels she deserves.

3. On what land feature did the old Native stronghold stand?
(a) A plateau.
(b) A peninsula.
(c) An island.
(d) A hill.

4. Whom does the narrator seem to blame for the situation of Tom's clients?
(a) Tom and the devil.
(b) The government and the clients.
(c) The devil and the government.
(d) The clients and Tom.

5. The swamp is full of quagmires. What does this mean it is full of?
(a) Dead, floating timber and brush.
(b) Soft, wet ground that gives way underfoot.
(c) Thick stands of evergreen trees.
(d) Burrows and hollows where animals live.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Tom tell his wife about his meeting with the devil?

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

4. What does the devil have all over his skin?

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

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