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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say is hard to believe about the conversation between Tom and the devil?
(a) The devil sounds too much like an ordinary person.
(b) There is no such thing as the devil.
(c) Even Tom Walker would not be foolish enough to talk to the devil.
(d) It sounds too familiar.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What causes Tom to start to worry about the deal he has made with the devil?
(a) He has a near-miss with a carriage accident.
(b) He hears a traveling preacher speak.
(c) He thinks that he sees the ghost of his wife.
(d) He gets older and begins to worry about death.

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

9. Why does the narrator say that only Tom Walker would have the nerve to stop at the Native stronghold in the sawmp?
(a) There is a rumor that the Natives worshiped the devil there.
(b) The area is overrun with snakes and alligators.
(c) The area is still frequented by a hostile Native tribe.
(d) Other townspeople have seen the devil there.

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

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

12. The swamp is full of quagmires. What does this mean it is full of?
(a) Dead, floating timber and brush.
(b) Soft, wet ground that gives way underfoot.
(c) Thick stands of evergreen trees.
(d) Burrows and hollows where animals live.

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

14. What unusual slang word does the devil use for money?
(a) Bobbin.
(b) Rhino.
(c) Poppet.
(d) Skins.

15. Why does it take Tom a long time to get through the swamp?
(a) He has to be very careful walking.
(b) The devil is slowing him down.
(c) He is avoiding going home to his wife.
(d) He is searching for the treasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the pirate not retrieve his treasure?

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

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

4. What does Tom refuse to do with the money?

5. What does the devil have all over his skin?

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