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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 rumor in town about Absalom Crowninshield?
(a) That he is a slave trader.
(b) That he has taken bribes.
(c) That he is a money lender.
(d) That he is a pirate.

2. What does the devil say is one way he currently entertains himself?
(a) By making deals for the souls of Puritans.
(b) By helping the Puritans persecute other Christians.
(c) By tempting anabaptists into sin.
(d) By encouraging war between Natives and Europeans.

3. Which of the following does the devil say is the name he goes by in their area?
(a) Beelzebub.
(b) The Blacksmith.
(c) Lucifer.
(d) The Black Woodsman.

4. What is true of the tree Tom is sitting on?
(a) The devil claims that it fell down on its own.
(b) It bears Tom's own name.
(c) It bears the name of Absalom Crowninshield.
(d) The devil has lit it on fire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tom doing at the office on his last day?

2. What does Tom see at the base of the tree where the apron hangs?

3. What is Tom's reaction to the disappearance and likely death of his wife?

4. When the narrator says that Tom has built his house out of ostentation, what does this mean Tom's motive was?

5. What word does the narrator use twice to describe the situation of Tom's clients?

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