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

2. Where does Tom open his business?
(a) New York.
(b) Salem.
(c) Boston.
(d) Washington.

3. To what does the narrator metaphorically compare the financial speculation of Governor Belcher's time?
(a) A plague of locusts.
(b) An illness.
(c) A bubble.
(d) A doomed ship voyage.

4. Who is William Kidd?
(a) The governor of Massachusetts.
(b) A sailor accused of being a pirate.
(c) A prominent citizen of Tom Walker's town.
(d) A neighbor of Tom Walker's.

5. Tom agrees to become a usurer. What job is he saying he will do?
(a) He will become a landlord.
(b) He will buy and sell land.
(c) He will invest money on behalf of other people.
(d) He will loan money at high interest rates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "The Devil and Tom Walker"?

2. What is Tom doing at the office on his last day?

3. Why is Tom happy to see the apron?

4. What is true about the horses that draw Tom's carriage?

5. What is the weather like on Tom's last day?

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