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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 significant event happened in Massachusetts in 1727?
(a) A fire.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A flood.
(d) A hurricane.

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

3. Who is said to have been present when the treasure was buried?
(a) The devil.
(b) Geoffery Crayon.
(c) Tom Walker.
(d) A whaler.

4. What is one source of trouble in Tom Walker's marriage?
(a) Tom's wife often disappears into the forest overnight.
(b) Tom refuses to buy the luxuries his wife feels she deserves.
(c) Tom's wife hides resources from him and keeps them for herself.
(d) Tom is physically abusive toward his wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does it take Tom a long time to get through the swamp?

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

4. There is a rumor that Tom's wife's hat was found floating on top of what?

5. What can a reader infer is one of the devil's conditions in the bargain he makes with Tom?

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