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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. Which of the following does the devil say is the name he goes by in their area?
(a) The Blacksmith.
(b) Lucifer.
(c) Beelzebub.
(d) The Black Woodsman.

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

3. By what name does Tom call the devil?
(a) Mephistopheles.
(b) Old Nick.
(c) Old Scratch.
(d) Satan.

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

5. Why does the pirate not retrieve his treasure?
(a) He is executed.
(b) Someone moves it.
(c) Tom Walker finds it first.
(d) He converts and does not want ill-gotten treasure.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say his third attempt to evade the devil shows about Tom?

3. What is Tom's first mistake on his last day?

4. Tom agrees to become a usurer. What job is he saying he will do?

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

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