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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 do Tom's neighbors do about the constant fighting in the Walker house?
(a) They ask Tom about it privately.
(b) They call the police.
(c) They ignore it.
(d) They stop in to try to find out what is wrong.

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

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

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. Tom Walker is described as meager and miserly. What kind of a person is he?
(a) He hoards money so that he can life a lavish lifestyle.
(b) He lives in poverty because he gives away most of what he earns.
(c) He lives in luxury through cheating and stealing.
(d) He insists on living so cheaply that he does not have the ordinary comforts of life.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Part of the story is set in a morass. What kind of location is this?

5. What does the narrator say is hard to believe about the conversation between Tom and the devil?

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