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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 is unusual about the house that Tom builds with the money he earns?
(a) It contains an alter to the devil.
(b) It is made from rotted timber.
(c) It is in the middle of the swamp.
(d) It is mostly unfinished and has little furniture.

2. Which city is close to the setting of "The Devil and Tom Walker"?
(a) Salem.
(b) Washington.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

3. What causes Tom to start to worry about the deal he has made with the devil?
(a) He thinks that he sees the ghost of his wife.
(b) He gets older and begins to worry about death.
(c) He hears a traveling preacher speak.
(d) He has a near-miss with a carriage accident.

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

5. What does the devil have all over his skin?
(a) Mud.
(b) Soot.
(c) Scales.
(d) Blood.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what does the narrator metaphorically compare the financial speculation of Governor Belcher's time?

3. Who wrote "The Devil and Tom Walker"?

4. The swamp is full of quagmires. What does this mean it is full of?

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

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