2. What is true of the tree with Deacon Peabody's name on it?
(a) The devil is burning it when Tom arrives.
(b) It is rotten inside.
(c) It stands apart from all of the other trees.
(d) It has fallen to the ground.

3. Why does the narrator say that Tom starts criticizing his neighbors?
(a) They try to point out to him that he is selfish.
(b) They begin asking him for money.
(c) Tom thinks that it makes him seem like a better person.
(d) His panic is making him more and more angry.

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

5. What is the third thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain?
(a) Converts to an anabaptist sect.
(b) Burns his house to the ground.
(c) Changes his name.
(d) Has his horse buried upside down.

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

7. When the narrator says that Tom has built his house out of ostentation, what does this mean Tom's motive was?
(a) To glorify the devil.
(b) To fill a necessary purpose.
(c) To show off.
(d) To intimidate his neighbors.

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

9. What mark does the devil leave on Tom?
(a) A black fingerprint.
(b) A red mark in the shape of an axe.
(c) An upside-down cross.
(d) A claw mark.

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

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

12. 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 have all been cut down.
(d) They are all rotten inside.

13. What makes the item on Tom's desk ironic?
(a) Tom's superstition.
(b) The use of the item later in the story.
(c) The nature of Tom's enemy.
(d) Tom's job.

14. Why does the pirate not retrieve his treasure?
(a) Someone moves it.
(b) Tom Walker finds it first.
(c) He is executed.
(d) He converts and does not want ill-gotten treasure.

15. What does the countryman say he saw happen to Tom Walker?
(a) He was flying through the air and dropped into the ocean.
(b) He was carried into the swamp by a horse just as the forest went up in flames.
(c) He burst into flames and then disappeared.
(d) He was pulled down the road by an unseen hand which then drowned him in the swamp.