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

2. What tone does the narrator adopt when saying that Tom is a friend to his clients?
(a) Sarcastic.
(b) Sorrowful.
(c) Nostalgic.
(d) Condescending.

3. What mark does the devil leave on Tom?
(a) An upside-down cross.
(b) A claw mark.
(c) A red mark in the shape of an axe.
(d) A black fingerprint.

4. What can a reader infer is one of the devil's conditions in the bargain he makes with Tom?
(a) Tom will not get the money until he makes a sacrifice to the devil.
(b) Tom will give his soul to the devil.
(c) Tom will not tell anyone where he got the money.
(d) Tom will bring the devil other people to make bargains with.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the rumor in town about Absalom Crowninshield?

3. Why does the pirate not retrieve his treasure?

4. What does the countryman say he saw happen to Tom Walker?

5. When the narrator says that Tom has built his house out of ostentation, what does this mean Tom's motive was?

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