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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 does the narrator say his third attempt to evade the devil shows about Tom?
(a) He has lost his mind.
(b) He is a very persistent man.
(c) He is unusually clever.
(d) He is extremely naive.

2. What is the third thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain?
(a) Changes his name.
(b) Has his horse buried upside down.
(c) Burns his house to the ground.
(d) Converts to an anabaptist sect.

3. Tom agrees to become a usurer. What job is he saying he will do?
(a) He will become a landlord.
(b) He will invest money on behalf of other people.
(c) He will loan money at high interest rates.
(d) He will buy and sell land.

4. Why is Tom's business immediately successful?
(a) There has been a recent wave of immigration.
(b) There has been a recent financial crisis.
(c) There has been a series of large fires and people need to rebuild.
(d) There is a rush to buy land in the West.

5. Why does Tom's wife go into the swamp, looking for the devil?
(a) She wants to tell the devil to stay away from her husband.
(b) She wants to strike the bargain with him herself.
(c) She does not believe Tom and wants to see for herself.
(d) She wants to argue for more money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Tom happy to see the apron?

2. Which city is close to the setting of "The Devil and Tom Walker"?

3. To whom does Tom think the forested swampland belongs?

4. Tom's house is described as forlorn. What kind of house is it?

5. Where does Tom open his business?

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