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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 Tom's wife take with her when she goes into the swamp for the second time?
(a) A rifle.
(b) All of their valuables.
(c) Their horse.
(d) A Bible.

2. Part of the story is set in a morass. What kind of location is this?
(a) A muddy or boggy area.
(b) An overgrown field.
(c) A mountaintop.
(d) A flat area where a river enters the sea.

3. What does Tom see near the apron, keeping watch over it?
(a) A snake.
(b) A black cat.
(c) An alligator.
(d) A vulture.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is financial speculation?

3. What mark does the devil leave on Tom?

4. What does the narrator say makes it difficult to know what actually happened to Tom's wife?

5. Why does Tom Walker originally go into the swamp?

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