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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 is Tom's business immediately successful?
(a) There has been a recent financial crisis.
(b) There has been a recent wave of immigration.
(c) There has been a series of large fires and people need to rebuild.
(d) There is a rush to buy land in the West.

2. What is financial speculation?
(a) Illegal investing by people with inside information.
(b) Buying something with the hope that it will rapidly increase in value.
(c) A joking term for illegal gambling.
(d) A group of expert opinions about the economy.

3. Where is the pirate treasure buried?
(a) Beneath a tall oak.
(b) Under a fallen hemlock.
(c) On an island in the Charles Bay.
(d) In an abandoned fort.

4. What does Tom see at the base of the tree where the apron hangs?
(a) Evidence that his wife fought with the devil.
(b) Shovel marks in the dirt.
(c) Axe marks in the bark.
(d) One of his wife's shoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. There is a rumor that Tom's wife's hat was found floating on top of what?

2. What is true of the tree Tom is sitting on?

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

4. What is Tom doing at the office on his last day?

5. What mark does the devil leave on Tom?

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