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

2. How does Tom seal his bargain with the devil?
(a) By signing a document.
(b) With a handshake.
(c) With a burnt offering.
(d) By cutting his thumb with the devil's knife.

3. Why does Tom tell his wife about his meeting with the devil?
(a) He is uneasy about the meeting and needs to tell someone what happened.
(b) He and his wife have no secrets from one another.
(c) The devil said that he would only make the bargain if Tom told his wife.
(d) He is hoping that his wife will take his place in his bargain with the devil.

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

5. Tom's wife is described as a termagant--what kind of person does this mean she is?
(a) A cold-hearted woman.
(b) A harsh-tempered woman.
(c) A person who loves luxury.
(d) A person who hates to spend money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom refuse to do with the money?

2. What tradition does Tom say should be revived?

3. What does the narrator say his third attempt to evade the devil shows about Tom?

4. What does the countryman say he saw happen to Tom Walker?

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

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