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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. Why does Tom decide that he will not agree to the devil's bargain?
(a) Because he believes that the devil will try to trick him.
(b) Because his wife convinces him to ask for more money.
(c) Because he does not want to risk his soul.
(d) Because it will please his wife if he does it.

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

3. What does Tom begin keeping on the desk in his office?
(a) A rabbit's foot.
(b) A cross.
(c) A gun.
(d) A Bible.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Tom's wife is described as a termagant--what kind of person does this mean she is?

3. What is true about the horses that draw Tom's carriage?

4. Why is Tom's business immediately successful?

5. Why does Tom's wife go into the swamp, looking for the devil?

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