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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 Tom's first mistake on his last day?
(a) He says that the devil can take him if he has made any money from his client.
(b) He tries to cheat a man who has also made a bargain with the devil.
(c) He forgets to lock his doors.
(d) He does not begin the day with a prayer.

2. What is true about the horses that draw Tom's carriage?
(a) They are stolen from a neighbor.
(b) They are starving.
(c) They are more expensive than most people's houses.
(d) They were a gift from the devil.

3. 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.

4. What tradition does Tom say should be revived?
(a) War with Native tribes.
(b) Public hangings.
(c) The witch trials.
(d) The persecution of other religious sects.

5. What is one source of trouble in Tom Walker's marriage?
(a) Tom's wife often disappears into the forest overnight.
(b) Tom refuses to buy the luxuries his wife feels she deserves.
(c) Tom's wife hides resources from him and keeps them for herself.
(d) Tom is physically abusive toward his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare the sound of Tom's carriage wheels?

2. What does the narrator say makes it difficult to know what actually happened to Tom's wife?

3. Why does the pirate not retrieve his treasure?

4. What do Tom's neighbors do about the constant fighting in the Walker house?

5. Why does the devil say that he has a right to cut wood on this land?

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