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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 one unusual physical feature of the devil?
(a) He has red eyes.
(b) He smells of sulfur.
(c) His voice is like a snake's hiss.
(d) He has horns.

2. What does the narrator compare Tom's clients to?
(a) Crops.
(b) Children.
(c) Sponges.
(d) Sheep.

3. What do Tom's neighbors do about the constant fighting in the Walker house?
(a) They stop in to try to find out what is wrong.
(b) They ask Tom about it privately.
(c) They ignore it.
(d) They call the police.

4. Where does Tom open his business?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) Salem.
(d) Washington.

5. According to the narrator, why does Tom not immediately agree to the devil's bargain?
(a) Tom still does not believe that he is talking to the devil.
(b) Tom is afraid that his wife will just take the money and hide it.
(c) The devil is not offering Tom enough money.
(d) What the devil wants from Tom is a serious thing that Tom wants to think over.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the item on Tom's desk ironic?

2. Why does the narrator say that Tom starts criticizing his neighbors?

3. What can a reader infer is one of the devil's conditions in the bargain he makes with Tom?

4. What is the first thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain with the devil?

5. What causes Tom to start to worry about the deal he has made with the devil?

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