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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the passage about Tom's activities in church, what aspect of his character is being stressed?
(a) Miserliness.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Selfishness.
(d) Hypocrisy.

2. Which of the following does the devil say is the name he goes by in their area?
(a) The Black Woodsman.
(b) Beelzebub.
(c) The Blacksmith.
(d) Lucifer.

3. What does Tom begin keeping on the desk in his office?
(a) A cross.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A rabbit's foot.
(d) A gun.

4. What does Tom see near the apron, keeping watch over it?
(a) An alligator.
(b) A snake.
(c) A black cat.
(d) A vulture.

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

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

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

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

9. What does the narrator say makes it difficult to know what actually happened to Tom's wife?
(a) There are too many stories told by different historians.
(b) She disappeared a long time ago.
(c) No one but Tom seems to have really noticed her disappearance.
(d) The whole story is likely to be false.

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

11. How does the devil say the Natives sacrificed a white man to him?
(a) They chopped off his head.
(b) They roasted him.
(c) They hung him.
(d) They crucified him.

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

13. Tom agrees to become a usurer. What job is he saying he will do?
(a) He will loan money at high interest rates.
(b) He will become a landlord.
(c) He will buy and sell land.
(d) He will invest money on behalf of other people.

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

15. 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 has to be very careful walking.
(d) He is searching for the treasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the narrator seem to blame for the situation of Tom's clients?

2. The swamp is full of quagmires. What does this mean it is full of?

3. What can a reader infer is one of the devil's conditions in the bargain he makes with Tom?

4. What is the weather like on Tom's last day?

5. What does Tom find in the mud of the swamp?

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