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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 do Tom's neighbors do about the constant fighting in the Walker house?
(a) They ask Tom about it privately.
(b) They stop in to try to find out what is wrong.
(c) They call the police.
(d) They ignore it.

2. What does the countryman say he saw happen to Tom Walker?
(a) He was pulled down the road by an unseen hand which then drowned him in the swamp.
(b) He was flying through the air and dropped into the ocean.
(c) He was carried into the swamp by a horse just as the forest went up in flames.
(d) He burst into flames and then disappeared.

3. The narrator says that the timing for Tom's business is propitious. What kind of timing would this be?
(a) Favorable.
(b) In advance of need.
(c) Unlucky.
(d) Too late to make a difference.

4. What news does Tom's wife have for him when he returns from the swamp?
(a) The governor himself has been to visit them.
(b) A great treasure has been mysteriously left on their step.
(c) Their horse has escaped and they need to replace it.
(d) Absalom Crowninshield has died.

5. What does Tom begin keeping on the desk in his office?
(a) A cross.
(b) A rabbit's foot.
(c) A gun.
(d) A Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the pirate treasure buried?

2. In the passage about Tom's activities in church, what aspect of his character is being stressed?

3. To whom does Tom think the forested swampland belongs?

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

5. According to the narrator, why does Tom not immediately agree to the devil's bargain?

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