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

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

3. The narrator says that the timing for Tom's business is propitious. What kind of timing would this be?
(a) In advance of need.
(b) Unlucky.
(c) Favorable.
(d) Too late to make a difference.

4. What word does the narrator use twice to describe the situation of Tom's clients?
(a) Fortunate.
(b) Desperate.
(c) Unexpected.
(d) Dubious.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom agrees to become a usurer. What job is he saying he will do?

2. The swamp is full of quagmires. What does this mean it is full of?

3. What does Tom see near the apron, keeping watch over it?

4. Why does the narrator say that Tom starts criticizing his neighbors?

5. Where is the pirate treasure buried?

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