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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 part of the fort remains standing?
(a) An alter to the devil.
(b) Some partial walls.
(c) A cellar.
(d) Some mounded up earth.

2. What is the second thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain?
(a) He begins giving refunds to old clients.
(b) He asks a preacher to bless him.
(c) He starts carrying a Bible in his pocket.
(d) He sells his house and donates the money to charity.

3. Who wrote "The Devil and Tom Walker"?
(a) Nathaniel Hawthorne.
(b) Stephen Vincent Benét
(c) Geoffery Crayon.
(d) Washington Irving.

4. When the narrator says that Tom has built his house out of ostentation, what does this mean Tom's motive was?
(a) To fill a necessary purpose.
(b) To glorify the devil.
(c) To show off.
(d) To intimidate his neighbors.

5. Who is William Kidd?
(a) A sailor accused of being a pirate.
(b) A prominent citizen of Tom Walker's town.
(c) The governor of Massachusetts.
(d) A neighbor of Tom Walker's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one source of trouble in Tom Walker's marriage?

2. By what name does Tom call the devil?

3. What is true of the tree with Deacon Peabody's name on it?

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

5. What does Tom begin keeping on the desk in his office?

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