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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) It makes him afraid.
(b) It cheers him up.
(c) He is in shock.
(d) He is angry.

2. How does the devil say the Natives sacrificed a white man to him?
(a) They roasted him.
(b) They crucified him.
(c) They chopped off his head.
(d) They hung him.

3. What does Tom find in the mud of the swamp?
(a) A piece of gold.
(b) A human skull.
(c) A serpent.
(d) The remains of a sacrifice to the devil.

4. What does the narrator say his third attempt to evade the devil shows about Tom?
(a) He is extremely naive.
(b) He is unusually clever.
(c) He is a very persistent man.
(d) He has lost his mind.

5. What does Tom refuse to do with the money?
(a) Become a slave trader.
(b) Run for office.
(c) Purchase a commission in the military.
(d) Open a church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the narrator seem to blame for the situation of Tom's clients?

2. What is one unusual physical feature of the devil?

3. Why does Tom decide that he will not agree to the devil's bargain?

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

5. What can a reader infer is one of the devil's conditions in the bargain he makes with Tom?

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