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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. According to the narrator, why does Tom not immediately agree to the devil's bargain?
(a) Tom still does not believe that he is talking to the devil.
(b) What the devil wants from Tom is a serious thing that Tom wants to think over.
(c) Tom is afraid that his wife will just take the money and hide it.
(d) The devil is not offering Tom enough money.

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

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

4. Why does Tom's wife go into the swamp, looking for the devil?
(a) She wants to strike the bargain with him herself.
(b) She does not believe Tom and wants to see for herself.
(c) She wants to argue for more money.
(d) She wants to tell the devil to stay away from her husband.

5. What happens to all of Tom's money and property at the end of the story?
(a) A mysterious man appears, claiming to be Tom's heir.
(b) The town elders donate it to the church.
(c) Everything changes into ash, bone, and wood shavings.
(d) Tom's cheated clients divide it among themselves.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Whom does the narrator seem to blame for the situation of Tom's clients?

5. Which of the following does the devil say is the name he goes by in their area?

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