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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. Whom does the narrator seem to blame for the situation of Tom's clients?
(a) Tom and the devil.
(b) The devil and the government.
(c) The clients and Tom.
(d) The government and the clients.

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

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

4. What does Tom refuse to do with the money?
(a) Purchase a commission in the military.
(b) Run for office.
(c) Become a slave trader.
(d) Open a church.

5. What word does the narrator use twice to describe the situation of Tom's clients?
(a) Unexpected.
(b) Fortunate.
(c) Desperate.
(d) Dubious.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Tom think the forested swampland belongs?

2. Which city is close to the setting of "The Devil and Tom Walker"?

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

4. The narrator says that the timing for Tom's business is propitious. What kind of timing would this be?

5. To what does the narrator compare the sound of Tom's carriage wheels?

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