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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 significant event happened in Massachusetts in 1727?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) A fire.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) A flood.

2. What does Tom refuse to do with the money?
(a) Open a church.
(b) Run for office.
(c) Purchase a commission in the military.
(d) Become a slave trader.

3. The narrator says that it is possible that Tom's wife was lost in a slough. Where would this mean she was lost?
(a) In forest.
(b) In wetland.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In a pit.

4. What is the first thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain with the devil?
(a) He moves to another town.
(b) He offers the devil a different soul in place of his own.
(c) He becomes an eager church-goer.
(d) He tries unsuccessfully to sell his business.

5. What does the narrator say his third attempt to evade the devil shows about Tom?
(a) He is unusually clever.
(b) He is extremely naive.
(c) He is a very persistent man.
(d) He has lost his mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the devil say the Natives sacrificed a white man to him?

2. To what does the narrator compare the sound of Tom's carriage wheels?

3. Why does the pirate not retrieve his treasure?

4. Why does Tom tell his wife about his meeting with the devil?

5. What is the reason the narrator gives for Tom not fearing the devil?

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