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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 narrator say makes it difficult to know what actually happened to Tom's wife?
(a) The whole story is likely to be false.
(b) No one but Tom seems to have really noticed her disappearance.
(c) She disappeared a long time ago.
(d) There are too many stories told by different historians.

2. What tradition does Tom say should be revived?
(a) War with Native tribes.
(b) Public hangings.
(c) The persecution of other religious sects.
(d) The witch trials.

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

4. Why does the devil stay away from Tom for a while after Tom's wife disappears?
(a) The devil is trying to create a bargaining advantage.
(b) The devil knows that Tom is furious.
(c) The devil is giving Tom time to get over his fear.
(d) The devil has other business to attend to in a nearby town.

5. What tool does the devil carry?
(a) A blacksmith's hammer.
(b) A scythe.
(c) An axe.
(d) A pitchfork.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare the sound of Tom's carriage wheels?

2. Who is William Kidd?

3. Tom agrees to become a usurer. What job is he saying he will do?

4. What can a reader infer is one of the devil's conditions in the bargain he makes with Tom?

5. In the version of the story that the narrator says is most likely to be true, what draws Tom's attention to the tree where his wife's apron hangs?

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