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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. Where is the pirate treasure buried?
(a) On an island in the Charles Bay.
(b) Under a fallen hemlock.
(c) In an abandoned fort.
(d) Beneath a tall oak.

2. What does Tom find in the mud of the swamp?
(a) A human skull.
(b) A piece of gold.
(c) The remains of a sacrifice to the devil.
(d) A serpent.

3. What does the narrator say makes it difficult to know what actually happened to Tom's wife?
(a) No one but Tom seems to have really noticed her disappearance.
(b) The whole story is likely to be false.
(c) She disappeared a long time ago.
(d) There are too many stories told by different historians.

4. Why does Tom tell his wife about his meeting with the devil?
(a) He is uneasy about the meeting and needs to tell someone what happened.
(b) He is hoping that his wife will take his place in his bargain with the devil.
(c) He and his wife have no secrets from one another.
(d) The devil said that he would only make the bargain if Tom told his wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the narrator, why does Tom not immediately agree to the devil's bargain?

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

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

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

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