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

2. What is the weather like on Tom's last day?
(a) It is unseasonably hot.
(b) It rains nonstop.
(c) A storm is brewing.
(d) It snows in the middle of summer.

3. Who is said to have been present when the treasure was buried?
(a) A whaler.
(b) The devil.
(c) Geoffery Crayon.
(d) Tom Walker.

4. Why does it take Tom a long time to get through the swamp?
(a) He is avoiding going home to his wife.
(b) The devil is slowing him down.
(c) He is searching for the treasure.
(d) He has to be very careful walking.

5. What is Tom doing at the office on his last day?
(a) Selling his business.
(b) Foreclosing a mortgage.
(c) Buying the land the swamp sits on.
(d) Accepting an offer to run for governor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the pirate not retrieve his treasure?

2. Why does the narrator say that only Tom Walker would have the nerve to stop at the Native stronghold in the sawmp?

3. What is the first thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain with the devil?

4. What tradition does Tom say should be revived?

5. What is true of the tree with Deacon Peabody's name on it?

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