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

2. What is the weather like on Tom's last day?
(a) A storm is brewing.
(b) It snows in the middle of summer.
(c) It is unseasonably hot.
(d) It rains nonstop.

3. What significant event happened in Massachusetts in 1727?
(a) A flood.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A fire.
(d) An earthquake.

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

5. 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) After fighting in several battles with Natives, Tom is too hardened to be afraid.
(c) Tom does not believe in the devil.
(d) Tom thinks that he can outsmart the devil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is true of the tree Tom is sitting on?

2. What part of the fort remains standing?

3. What do Tom's neighbors do about the constant fighting in the Walker house?

4. Whose clothing does the devil's clothing resemble?

5. The narrator says that the timing for Tom's business is propitious. What kind of timing would this be?

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