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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 part of the fort remains standing?
(a) A cellar.
(b) Some partial walls.
(c) An alter to the devil.
(d) Some mounded up earth.

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

3. Who wrote "The Devil and Tom Walker"?
(a) Nathaniel Hawthorne.
(b) Washington Irving.
(c) Geoffery Crayon.
(d) Stephen Vincent Benét

4. Tom's house is described as forlorn. What kind of house is it?
(a) Falling apart.
(b) Overdecorated.
(c) Tall and imposing.
(d) Sad and lonely.

5. How does Tom seal his bargain with the devil?
(a) With a handshake.
(b) By signing a document.
(c) With a burnt offering.
(d) By cutting his thumb with the devil's knife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to all of Tom's money and property at the end of the story?

3. By what name does Tom call the devil?

4. What does the devil have all over his skin?

5. What is true of the tree Tom is sitting on?

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