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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Tom's wife go into the swamp, looking for the devil?
(a) She wants to tell the devil to stay away from her husband.
(b) She wants to strike the bargain with him herself.
(c) She does not believe Tom and wants to see for herself.
(d) She wants to argue for more money.

4. What tone does the narrator adopt when saying that Tom is a friend to his clients?
(a) Sarcastic.
(b) Nostalgic.
(c) Condescending.
(d) Sorrowful.

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

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

7. What does the narrator compare Tom's clients to?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Children.
(c) Crops.
(d) Sponges.

8. Tom's house is described as forlorn. What kind of house is it?
(a) Tall and imposing.
(b) Sad and lonely.
(c) Overdecorated.
(d) Falling apart.

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

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

11. The narrator says that it is possible that Tom's wife was lost in a slough. Where would this mean she was lost?
(a) In a pit.
(b) In wetland.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In forest.

12. 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) After fighting in several battles with Natives, Tom is too hardened to be afraid.
(c) Tom does not believe in the devil.
(d) Tom thinks that he can outsmart the devil.

13. Which city is close to the setting of "The Devil and Tom Walker"?
(a) Salem.
(b) New York.
(c) Boston.
(d) Washington.

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

15. Why is Tom happy to see the apron?
(a) He believes that it contains valuable items.
(b) He thinks it means his wife may be nearby.
(c) He believes that it means his wife is dead.
(d) He thinks that his wife left it as a sign to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom notice about the tallest trees in the swamp?

2. What causes Tom to start to worry about the deal he has made with the devil?

3. What news does Tom's wife have for him when he returns from the swamp?

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

5. What does Tom's wife take with her when she goes into the swamp for the second time?

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