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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 true of the tree with Deacon Peabody's name on it?
(a) It stands apart from all of the other trees.
(b) It has fallen to the ground.
(c) It is rotten inside.
(d) The devil is burning it when Tom arrives.

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

3. What does Tom find in the mud of the swamp?
(a) A serpent.
(b) A human skull.
(c) The remains of a sacrifice to the devil.
(d) A piece of gold.

4. To what does the narrator metaphorically compare the financial speculation of Governor Belcher's time?
(a) An illness.
(b) A plague of locusts.
(c) A bubble.
(d) A doomed ship voyage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator refers to Tom's parsimony, what characteristic is being discussed?

2. Why is Tom's business immediately successful?

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

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

5. What unusual slang word does the devil use for money?

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