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

2. What significant event happened in Massachusetts in 1727?
(a) A flood.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A fire.
(d) A hurricane.

3. Where does Tom open his business?
(a) Boston.
(b) Washington.
(c) Salem.
(d) New York.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the countryman say he saw happen to Tom Walker?

3. Why does it take Tom a long time to get through the swamp?

4. What does the narrator say that savin trees symbolize?

5. What does Tom begin keeping on the desk in his office?

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