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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 is the reason the narrator gives for Tom not fearing the devil?
(a) After fighting in several battles with Natives, Tom is too hardened to be afraid.
(b) Tom does not believe in the devil.
(c) Tom thinks that he can outsmart the devil.
(d) Nothing scares Tom after having to deal with his wife.

2. To what does the narrator compare the sound of Tom's carriage wheels?
(a) The souls of his clients.
(b) The laughter of the devil.
(c) The clinking of coins.
(d) The creaking of the trees in the swamp.

3. What tool does the devil carry?
(a) An axe.
(b) A blacksmith's hammer.
(c) A pitchfork.
(d) A scythe.

4. Why does the pirate not retrieve his treasure?
(a) Someone moves it.
(b) Tom Walker finds it first.
(c) He converts and does not want ill-gotten treasure.
(d) He is executed.

5. What tone does the narrator adopt when saying that Tom is a friend to his clients?
(a) Sarcastic.
(b) Condescending.
(c) Nostalgic.
(d) Sorrowful.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Tom opens the apron, what does he find inside?

2. Why does Tom tell his wife about his meeting with the devil?

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

4. What does the narrator compare Tom's clients to?

5. How does Tom treat his most needy clients?

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