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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. Where does Tom open his business?
(a) Salem.
(b) Boston.
(c) Washington.
(d) New York.

2. What is true of the tree with Deacon Peabody's name on it?
(a) It has fallen to the ground.
(b) It stands apart from all of the other trees.
(c) The devil is burning it when Tom arrives.
(d) It is rotten inside.

3. What is true of the tree Tom is sitting on?
(a) The devil claims that it fell down on its own.
(b) It bears the name of Absalom Crowninshield.
(c) It bears Tom's own name.
(d) The devil has lit it on fire.

4. What is the rumor in town about Absalom Crowninshield?
(a) That he has taken bribes.
(b) That he is a pirate.
(c) That he is a slave trader.
(d) That he is a money lender.

5. What is unusual about the house that Tom builds with the money he earns?
(a) It is mostly unfinished and has little furniture.
(b) It is in the middle of the swamp.
(c) It is made from rotted timber.
(d) It contains an alter to the devil.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator refers to Tom's parsimony, what characteristic is being discussed?

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

3. What does the narrator say is hard to believe about the conversation between Tom and the devil?

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

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

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