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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. How does the devil say the Natives sacrificed a white man to him?
(a) They chopped off his head.
(b) They hung him.
(c) They roasted him.
(d) They crucified him.

2. When the narrator refers to Tom's parsimony, what characteristic is being discussed?
(a) Trickery.
(b) Hypocrisy.
(c) Cheapness.
(d) Evil.

3. How does Tom treat his most needy clients?
(a) He takes advantage of their need to drive especially hard bargains with them.
(b) He breaks the rules of his bargain with the devil to help them.
(c) He pretends that he will help them, then refuses to do business with them.
(d) He mocks them and is openly rude.

4. Why does Tom tell his wife about his meeting with the devil?
(a) He and his wife have no secrets from one another.
(b) The devil said that he would only make the bargain if Tom told his wife.
(c) He is uneasy about the meeting and needs to tell someone what happened.
(d) He is hoping that his wife will take his place in his bargain with the devil.

5. In the passage about Tom's activities in church, what aspect of his character is being stressed?
(a) Miserliness.
(b) Selfishness.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Hypocrisy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is financial speculation?

2. On what land feature did the old Native stronghold stand?

3. Part of the story is set in a morass. What kind of location is this?

4. Why is Tom happy to see the apron?

5. What does Tom find in the mud of the swamp?

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