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

2. When the narrator refers to Tom's parsimony, what characteristic is being discussed?
(a) Trickery.
(b) Cheapness.
(c) Evil.
(d) Hypocrisy.

3. How does the devil say the Natives sacrificed a white man to him?
(a) They hung him.
(b) They chopped off his head.
(c) They roasted him.
(d) They crucified him.

4. What do Tom's neighbors do about the constant fighting in the Walker house?
(a) They stop in to try to find out what is wrong.
(b) They call the police.
(c) They ask Tom about it privately.
(d) They ignore it.

5. What is Tom's first mistake on his last day?
(a) He forgets to lock his doors.
(b) He tries to cheat a man who has also made a bargain with the devil.
(c) He says that the devil can take him if he has made any money from his client.
(d) He does not begin the day with a prayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tom decide that he will not agree to the devil's bargain?

2. What does Tom refuse to do with the money?

3. Part of the story is set in a morass. What kind of location is this?

4. What is financial speculation?

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

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