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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose clothing does the devil's clothing resemble?
(a) Puritan clothing.
(b) African clothing.
(c) Quaker clothing.
(d) Native American clothing.

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

4. Why does Tom tell his wife about his meeting with the devil?
(a) He and his wife have no secrets from one another.
(b) He is hoping that his wife will take his place in his bargain with the devil.
(c) He is uneasy about the meeting and needs to tell someone what happened.
(d) The devil said that he would only make the bargain if Tom told his wife.

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

6. 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) Too late to make a difference.
(d) Unlucky.

7. What tool does the devil carry?
(a) A scythe.
(b) An axe.
(c) A pitchfork.
(d) A blacksmith's hammer.

8. Who is William Kidd?
(a) The governor of Massachusetts.
(b) A sailor accused of being a pirate.
(c) A prominent citizen of Tom Walker's town.
(d) A neighbor of Tom Walker's.

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 becomes an eager church-goer.
(c) He moves to another town.
(d) He offers the devil a different soul in place of his own.

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

11. 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.

12. What does Tom's wife take with her when she goes into the swamp for the second time?
(a) A rifle.
(b) Their horse.
(c) A Bible.
(d) All of their valuables.

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

14. To what does the narrator metaphorically compare the financial speculation of Governor Belcher's time?
(a) An illness.
(b) A doomed ship voyage.
(c) A plague of locusts.
(d) A bubble.

15. Why does the devil stay away from Tom for a while after Tom's wife disappears?
(a) The devil knows that Tom is furious.
(b) The devil has other business to attend to in a nearby town.
(c) The devil is trying to create a bargaining advantage.
(d) The devil is giving Tom time to get over his fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tom's reaction to the disappearance and likely death of his wife?

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

3. How does the devil say the Natives sacrificed a white man to him?

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

5. What does Tom begin keeping on the desk in his office?

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