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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. Tom Walker is described as meager and miserly. What kind of a person is he?
(a) He lives in luxury through cheating and stealing.
(b) He lives in poverty because he gives away most of what he earns.
(c) He hoards money so that he can life a lavish lifestyle.
(d) He insists on living so cheaply that he does not have the ordinary comforts of life.

2. How does Tom seal his bargain with the devil?
(a) By cutting his thumb with the devil's knife.
(b) With a burnt offering.
(c) With a handshake.
(d) By signing a document.

3. In the passage about Tom's activities in church, what aspect of his character is being stressed?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Hypocrisy.
(c) Miserliness.
(d) Selfishness.

4. To whom does Tom think the forested swampland belongs?
(a) Deacon Peabody.
(b) The local Native tribe.
(c) The devil.
(d) Absalom Crowninshield

5. What tradition does Tom say should be revived?
(a) The witch trials.
(b) Public hangings.
(c) War with Native tribes.
(d) The persecution of other religious sects.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is William Kidd?

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

3. Tom agrees to become a usurer. What job is he saying he will do?

4. What does the narrator compare Tom's clients to?

5. What is financial speculation?

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