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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. Why does the narrator say that Tom starts criticizing his neighbors?
(a) They try to point out to him that he is selfish.
(b) They begin asking him for money.
(c) Tom thinks that it makes him seem like a better person.
(d) His panic is making him more and more angry.

2. On what land feature did the old Native stronghold stand?
(a) An island.
(b) A peninsula.
(c) A hill.
(d) A plateau.

3. What tone does the narrator adopt when saying that Tom is a friend to his clients?
(a) Condescending.
(b) Nostalgic.
(c) Sarcastic.
(d) Sorrowful.

4. What does Tom see near the apron, keeping watch over it?
(a) A snake.
(b) An alligator.
(c) A black cat.
(d) A vulture.

5. To whom does Tom think the forested swampland belongs?
(a) Deacon Peabody.
(b) Absalom Crowninshield
(c) The local Native tribe.
(d) The devil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom Walker is described as meager and miserly. What kind of a person is he?

2. What is the weather like on Tom's last day?

3. To what does the narrator compare the sound of Tom's carriage wheels?

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

5. What happens to all of Tom's money and property at the end of the story?

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