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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 Tom's reaction to the disappearance and likely death of his wife?
(a) He is angry.
(b) It cheers him up.
(c) It makes him afraid.
(d) He is in shock.

2. What does the narrator say is hard to believe about the conversation between Tom and the devil?
(a) It sounds too familiar.
(b) There is no such thing as the devil.
(c) Even Tom Walker would not be foolish enough to talk to the devil.
(d) The devil sounds too much like an ordinary person.

3. How does Tom treat his most needy clients?
(a) He breaks the rules of his bargain with the devil to help them.
(b) He mocks them and is openly rude.
(c) He pretends that he will help them, then refuses to do business with them.
(d) He takes advantage of their need to drive especially hard bargains with them.

4. What part of the fort remains standing?
(a) Some partial walls.
(b) A cellar.
(c) An alter to the devil.
(d) Some mounded up earth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom's house is described as forlorn. What kind of house is it?

2. What is the second thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain?

3. Which city is close to the setting of "The Devil and Tom Walker"?

4. When Tom opens the apron, what does he find inside?

5. What tradition does Tom say should be revived?

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