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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 the narrator compare Tom's clients to?
(a) Sponges.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Crops.
(d) Children.

2. To what does the narrator compare the sound of Tom's carriage wheels?
(a) The clinking of coins.
(b) The laughter of the devil.
(c) The souls of his clients.
(d) The creaking of the trees in the swamp.

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

4. What is financial speculation?
(a) A joking term for illegal gambling.
(b) Buying something with the hope that it will rapidly increase in value.
(c) A group of expert opinions about the economy.
(d) Illegal investing by people with inside information.

5. By what name does Tom call the devil?
(a) Satan.
(b) Old Scratch.
(c) Old Nick.
(d) Mephistopheles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is unusual about the house that Tom builds with the money he earns?

3. What unusual slang word does the devil use for money?

4. Why does the pirate not retrieve his treasure?

5. What is the reason the narrator gives for Tom not fearing the devil?

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