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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 about the horses that draw Tom's carriage?
(a) They are more expensive than most people's houses.
(b) They were a gift from the devil.
(c) They are starving.
(d) They are stolen from a neighbor.

2. What is Tom's first mistake on his last day?
(a) He does not begin the day with a prayer.
(b) He says that the devil can take him if he has made any money from his client.
(c) He forgets to lock his doors.
(d) He tries to cheat a man who has also made a bargain with the devil.

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

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

5. What can a reader infer is one of the devil's conditions in the bargain he makes with Tom?
(a) Tom will not get the money until he makes a sacrifice to the devil.
(b) Tom will give his soul to the devil.
(c) Tom will bring the devil other people to make bargains with.
(d) Tom will not tell anyone where he got the money.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the narrator metaphorically compare the financial speculation of Governor Belcher's time?

2. How does Tom treat his most needy clients?

3. What tool does the devil carry?

4. Why does the narrator say that only Tom Walker would have the nerve to stop at the Native stronghold in the sawmp?

5. What does the narrator compare Tom's clients to?

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