2. What is Tom doing at the office on his last day?
(a) Accepting an offer to run for governor.
(b) Foreclosing a mortgage.
(c) Selling his business.
(d) Buying the land the swamp sits on.

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

4. What news does Tom's wife have for him when he returns from the swamp?
(a) Their horse has escaped and they need to replace it.
(b) The governor himself has been to visit them.
(c) A great treasure has been mysteriously left on their step.
(d) Absalom Crowninshield has died.

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

6. 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 was pulled down the road by an unseen hand which then drowned him in the swamp.
(d) He burst into flames and then disappeared.

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

8. What is one unusual physical feature of the devil?
(a) He has red eyes.
(b) He has horns.
(c) He smells of sulfur.
(d) His voice is like a snake's hiss.

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

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

11. The narrator says that the timing for Tom's business is propitious. What kind of timing would this be?
(a) Favorable.
(b) In advance of need.
(c) Unlucky.
(d) Too late to make a difference.

12. What does the devil say is one way he currently entertains himself?
(a) By helping the Puritans persecute other Christians.
(b) By tempting anabaptists into sin.
(c) By making deals for the souls of Puritans.
(d) By encouraging war between Natives and Europeans.

13. What do Tom's neighbors do about the constant fighting in the Walker house?
(a) They stop in to try to find out what is wrong.
(b) They ask Tom about it privately.
(c) They call the police.
(d) They ignore it.

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

15. Part of the story is set in a morass. What kind of location is this?
(a) A muddy or boggy area.
(b) A mountaintop.
(c) A flat area where a river enters the sea.
(d) An overgrown field.