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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 compare Tom's clients to?
(a) Children.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Crops.
(d) Sponges.

2. When the narrator says that Tom has built his house out of ostentation, what does this mean Tom's motive was?
(a) To glorify the devil.
(b) To intimidate his neighbors.
(c) To show off.
(d) To fill a necessary purpose.

3. Why does the devil stay away from Tom for a while after Tom's wife disappears?
(a) The devil is giving Tom time to get over his fear.
(b) The devil knows that Tom is furious.
(c) The devil has other business to attend to in a nearby town.
(d) The devil is trying to create a bargaining advantage.

4. Which of the following does the devil say is the name he goes by in their area?
(a) The Black Woodsman.
(b) Lucifer.
(c) The Blacksmith.
(d) Beelzebub.

5. The swamp is full of quagmires. What does this mean it is full of?
(a) Dead, floating timber and brush.
(b) Soft, wet ground that gives way underfoot.
(c) Thick stands of evergreen trees.
(d) Burrows and hollows where animals live.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one source of trouble in Tom Walker's marriage?

2. The narrator says that it is possible that Tom's wife was lost in a slough. Where would this mean she was lost?

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

4. What is one unusual physical feature of the devil?

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

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