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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 Tom doing at the office on his last day?
(a) Buying the land the swamp sits on.
(b) Accepting an offer to run for governor.
(c) Foreclosing a mortgage.
(d) Selling his business.

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

3. On what land feature did the old Native stronghold stand?
(a) An island.
(b) A hill.
(c) A plateau.
(d) A peninsula.

4. Part of the story is set in a morass. What kind of location is this?
(a) A mountaintop.
(b) A flat area where a river enters the sea.
(c) A muddy or boggy area.
(d) An overgrown field.

5. What is true about the horses that draw Tom's carriage?
(a) They are more expensive than most people's houses.
(b) They are stolen from a neighbor.
(c) They were a gift from the devil.
(d) They are starving.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom begin keeping on the desk in his office?

2. What unusual slang word does the devil use for money?

3. In the passage about Tom's activities in church, what aspect of his character is being stressed?

4. What mark does the devil leave on Tom?

5. The swamp is full of quagmires. What does this mean it is full of?

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