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

2. What does Tom begin keeping on the desk in his office?
(a) A cross.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A rabbit's foot.
(d) A gun.

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

4. What is Tom doing at the office on his last day?
(a) Foreclosing a mortgage.
(b) Accepting an offer to run for governor.
(c) Buying the land the swamp sits on.
(d) Selling his business.

5. Part of the story is set in a morass. What kind of location is this?
(a) A flat area where a river enters the sea.
(b) An overgrown field.
(c) A muddy or boggy area.
(d) A mountaintop.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tom treat his most needy clients?

2. What is financial speculation?

3. What is the first thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain with the devil?

4. What does Tom see at the base of the tree where the apron hangs?

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

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