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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one source of trouble in Tom Walker's marriage?
(a) Tom's wife often disappears into the forest overnight.
(b) Tom's wife hides resources from him and keeps them for herself.
(c) Tom refuses to buy the luxuries his wife feels she deserves.
(d) Tom is physically abusive toward his wife.

2. When the narrator refers to Tom's parsimony, what characteristic is being discussed?
(a) Trickery.
(b) Cheapness.
(c) Hypocrisy.
(d) Evil.

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

4. What is the reason the narrator gives for Tom not fearing the devil?
(a) Nothing scares Tom after having to deal with his wife.
(b) Tom thinks that he can outsmart the devil.
(c) After fighting in several battles with Natives, Tom is too hardened to be afraid.
(d) Tom does not believe in the devil.

5. Why does Tom decide that he will not agree to the devil's bargain?
(a) Because he believes that the devil will try to trick him.
(b) Because he does not want to risk his soul.
(c) Because it will please his wife if he does it.
(d) Because his wife convinces him to ask for more money.

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

7. When Tom opens the apron, what does he find inside?
(a) A skull.
(b) His wife's heart and liver.
(c) Gold coins.
(d) Valuable silver.

8. Whose clothing does the devil's clothing resemble?
(a) Native American clothing.
(b) African clothing.
(c) Puritan clothing.
(d) Quaker clothing.

9. What does Tom begin keeping on the desk in his office?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A rabbit's foot.
(c) A gun.
(d) A cross.

10. What tool does the devil carry?
(a) An axe.
(b) A scythe.
(c) A pitchfork.
(d) A blacksmith's hammer.

11. There is a rumor that Tom's wife's hat was found floating on top of what?
(a) A knoll.
(b) A cenote.
(c) A holt.
(d) A quagmire.

12. What is Tom's first mistake on his last day?
(a) He says that the devil can take him if he has made any money from his client.
(b) He does not begin the day with a prayer.
(c) He forgets to lock his doors.
(d) He tries to cheat a man who has also made a bargain with the devil.

13. 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.

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

15. On what land feature did the old Native stronghold stand?
(a) A peninsula.
(b) An island.
(c) A plateau.
(d) A hill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tradition does Tom say should be revived?

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

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

4. What is the third thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain?

5. Why does Tom's wife go into the swamp, looking for the devil?

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