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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 does Tom see near the apron, keeping watch over it?
(a) A vulture.
(b) A snake.
(c) A black cat.
(d) An alligator.

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 carried into the swamp by a horse just as the forest went up in flames.
(c) He burst into flames and then disappeared.
(d) He was flying through the air and dropped into the ocean.

3. What can a reader infer is one of the devil's conditions in the bargain he makes with Tom?
(a) Tom will not get the money until he makes a sacrifice to the devil.
(b) Tom will bring the devil other people to make bargains with.
(c) Tom will give his soul to the devil.
(d) Tom will not tell anyone where he got the money.

4. Why does Tom's wife go into the swamp, looking for the devil?
(a) She wants to tell the devil to stay away from her husband.
(b) She does not believe Tom and wants to see for herself.
(c) She wants to argue for more money.
(d) She wants to strike the bargain with him herself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tom's reaction to the disappearance and likely death of his wife?

2. What mark does the devil leave on Tom?

3. To what does the narrator metaphorically compare the financial speculation of Governor Belcher's time?

4. What is one unusual physical feature of the devil?

5. How does Tom seal his bargain with the devil?

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