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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. To what does the narrator metaphorically compare the financial speculation of Governor Belcher's time?
(a) A plague of locusts.
(b) An illness.
(c) A doomed ship voyage.
(d) A bubble.

2. Why does the narrator say that only Tom Walker would have the nerve to stop at the Native stronghold in the sawmp?
(a) The area is still frequented by a hostile Native tribe.
(b) There is a rumor that the Natives worshiped the devil there.
(c) Other townspeople have seen the devil there.
(d) The area is overrun with snakes and alligators.

3. Whose clothing does the devil's clothing resemble?
(a) Puritan clothing.
(b) African clothing.
(c) Quaker clothing.
(d) Native American clothing.

4. Why does it take Tom a long time to get through the swamp?
(a) He is searching for the treasure.
(b) The devil is slowing him down.
(c) He has to be very careful walking.
(d) He is avoiding going home to his wife.

5. Who wrote "The Devil and Tom Walker"?
(a) Geoffery Crayon.
(b) Stephen Vincent Benét
(c) Nathaniel Hawthorne.
(d) Washington Irving.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the devil say is one way he currently entertains himself?

3. What significant event happened in Massachusetts in 1727?

4. What causes Tom to start to worry about the deal he has made with the devil?

5. By what name does Tom call the devil?

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