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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. The narrator says that it is possible that Tom's wife was lost in a slough. Where would this mean she was lost?
(a) In a pit.
(b) In forest.
(c) In wetland.
(d) In a cave.

2. Why does Tom Walker originally go into the swamp?
(a) He is lost.
(b) He is looking for his wife.
(c) He is trying to take a shortcut home.
(d) He has heard a rumor about the pirate treasure.

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 plague of locusts.
(d) A bubble.

4. What tool does the devil carry?
(a) A pitchfork.
(b) A scythe.
(c) An axe.
(d) A blacksmith's hammer.

5. What does Tom's wife take with her when she goes into the swamp for the second time?
(a) A rifle.
(b) All of their valuables.
(c) Their horse.
(d) A Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom find in the mud of the swamp?

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

3. Tom's wife is described as a termagant--what kind of person does this mean she is?

4. What is Tom's first mistake on his last day?

5. Why does the devil say that he has a right to cut wood on this land?

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