2. What is the second thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain?
(a) He asks a preacher to bless him.
(b) He begins giving refunds to old clients.
(c) He sells his house and donates the money to charity.
(d) He starts carrying a Bible in his pocket.

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

4. Why does the devil stay away from Tom for a while after Tom's wife disappears?
(a) The devil has other business to attend to in a nearby town.
(b) The devil is giving Tom time to get over his fear.
(c) The devil is trying to create a bargaining advantage.
(d) The devil knows that Tom is furious.

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

6. What part of the fort remains standing?
(a) A cellar.
(b) Some mounded up earth.
(c) Some partial walls.
(d) An alter to the devil.

7. What is Tom's reaction to the idea of being a usurer?
(a) He is enthusiastic and willing to do even more than the devil asks.
(b) He agrees but only because he misunderstands the devil's intentions.
(c) He is strongly opposed but finally agrees.
(d) He is reluctant but understands that it is an important service to the community.

8. Why does Tom Walker originally go into the swamp?
(a) He is looking for his wife.
(b) He is lost.
(c) He has heard a rumor about the pirate treasure.
(d) He is trying to take a shortcut home.

9. What is true about the horses that draw Tom's carriage?
(a) They are starving.
(b) They were a gift from the devil.
(c) They are stolen from a neighbor.
(d) They are more expensive than most people's houses.

10. What is true of the tree Tom is sitting on?
(a) The devil claims that it fell down on its own.
(b) The devil has lit it on fire.
(c) It bears the name of Absalom Crowninshield.
(d) It bears Tom's own name.

11. What can a reader infer is one of the devil's conditions in the bargain he makes with Tom?
(a) Tom will not get the money until he makes a sacrifice to the devil.
(b) Tom will bring the devil other people to make bargains with.
(c) Tom will not tell anyone where he got the money.
(d) Tom will give his soul to the devil.

12. What is the weather like on Tom's last day?
(a) It is unseasonably hot.
(b) A storm is brewing.
(c) It snows in the middle of summer.
(d) It rains nonstop.

13. What does the devil have all over his skin?
(a) Blood.
(b) Soot.
(c) Scales.
(d) Mud.

14. To what does the narrator compare the sound of Tom's carriage wheels?
(a) The laughter of the devil.
(b) The clinking of coins.
(c) The creaking of the trees in the swamp.
(d) The souls of his clients.

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