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

2. Who is William Kidd?
(a) A neighbor of Tom Walker's.
(b) A sailor accused of being a pirate.
(c) The governor of Massachusetts.
(d) A prominent citizen of Tom Walker's town.

3. According to the narrator, why does Tom not immediately agree to the devil's bargain?
(a) The devil is not offering Tom enough money.
(b) What the devil wants from Tom is a serious thing that Tom wants to think over.
(c) Tom is afraid that his wife will just take the money and hide it.
(d) Tom still does not believe that he is talking to the devil.

4. The narrator says that the timing for Tom's business is propitious. What kind of timing would this be?
(a) Unlucky.
(b) Too late to make a difference.
(c) In advance of need.
(d) Favorable.

5. What news does Tom's wife have for him when he returns from the swamp?
(a) Their horse has escaped and they need to replace it.
(b) The governor himself has been to visit them.
(c) A great treasure has been mysteriously left on their step.
(d) Absalom Crowninshield has died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the devil say is one way he currently entertains himself?

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

3. What is the reason the narrator gives for Tom not fearing the devil?

4. What mark does the devil leave on Tom?

5. What tool does the devil carry?

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