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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 notice about the tallest trees in the swamp?
(a) They have all been cut down.
(b) They are all rotten inside.
(c) They all have the marks of a recent fire.
(d) They each bear the name of a prominent citizen.

2. To what does the narrator metaphorically compare the financial speculation of Governor Belcher's time?
(a) A plague of locusts.
(b) A doomed ship voyage.
(c) A bubble.
(d) An illness.

3. What is Tom's reaction to the disappearance and likely death of his wife?
(a) It makes him afraid.
(b) He is in shock.
(c) It cheers him up.
(d) He is angry.

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

5. Part of the story is set in a morass. What kind of location is this?
(a) A flat area where a river enters the sea.
(b) A mountaintop.
(c) A muddy or boggy area.
(d) An overgrown field.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In the version of the story that the narrator says is most likely to be true, what draws Tom's attention to the tree where his wife's apron hangs?

4. When Tom opens the apron, what does he find inside?

5. What does Tom see at the base of the tree where the apron hangs?

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