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

2. What is the third thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain?
(a) Burns his house to the ground.
(b) Changes his name.
(c) Converts to an anabaptist sect.
(d) Has his horse buried upside down.

3. What unusual slang word does the devil use for money?
(a) Skins.
(b) Bobbin.
(c) Poppet.
(d) Rhino.

4. What is Tom's reaction to the idea of being a usurer?
(a) He is strongly opposed but finally agrees.
(b) He is enthusiastic and willing to do even more than the devil asks.
(c) He is reluctant but understands that it is an important service to the community.
(d) He agrees but only because he misunderstands the devil's intentions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say that savin trees symbolize?

2. What tool does the devil carry?

3. The narrator says that it is possible that Tom's wife was lost in a slough. Where would this mean she was lost?

4. Why does the narrator say that only Tom Walker would have the nerve to stop at the Native stronghold in the sawmp?

5. What happens to all of Tom's money and property at the end of the story?

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