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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 does the narrator say his third attempt to evade the devil shows about Tom?
(a) He is extremely naive.
(b) He is unusually clever.
(c) He has lost his mind.
(d) He is a very persistent man.

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

3. What does Tom see near the apron, keeping watch over it?
(a) An alligator.
(b) A snake.
(c) A vulture.
(d) A black cat.

4. Where is the pirate treasure buried?
(a) Beneath a tall oak.
(b) Under a fallen hemlock.
(c) On an island in the Charles Bay.
(d) In an abandoned fort.

5. What is the reason the narrator gives for Tom not fearing the devil?
(a) After fighting in several battles with Natives, Tom is too hardened to be afraid.
(b) Tom thinks that he can outsmart the devil.
(c) Nothing scares Tom after having to deal with his wife.
(d) Tom does not believe in the devil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Tom's business immediately successful?

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

3. By what name does Tom call the devil?

4. In the version of the story that the narrator says is most likely to be true, what draws Tom's attention to the tree where his wife's apron hangs?

5. Why is Tom happy to see the apron?

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