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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the narrator say that savin trees symbolize?
(a) Sterility.
(b) Hypocrisy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Greed.
2. What does Tom refuse to do with the money?
(a) Purchase a commission in the military.
(b) Open a church.
(c) Run for office.
(d) Become a slave trader.
3. 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 ignore it.
(c) They call the police.
(d) They ask Tom about it privately.
4. What does the narrator say is hard to believe about the conversation between Tom and the devil?
(a) The devil sounds too much like an ordinary person.
(b) Even Tom Walker would not be foolish enough to talk to the devil.
(c) There is no such thing as the devil.
(d) It sounds too familiar.
5. What is Tom's reaction to the idea of being a usurer?
(a) He is strongly opposed but finally agrees.
(b) He agrees but only because he misunderstands the devil's intentions.
(c) He is reluctant but understands that it is an important service to the community.
(d) He is enthusiastic and willing to do even more than the devil asks.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Tom notice about the tallest trees in the swamp?
2. Tom's wife is described as a termagant--what kind of person does this mean she is?
3. What is Tom doing at the office on his last day?
4. Why does it take Tom a long time to get through the swamp?
5. The narrator says that it is possible that Tom's wife was lost in a slough. Where would this mean she was lost?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Tom's wife do as a result of his refusal to make a deal with the devil, and what is the outcome?
2. What does Tom believe is in the apron, and how does he feel when he sees it?
3. How does Tom ultimately slip up and get captured by the devil?
4. What kind of a person is Tom Walker's wife?
5. How does Tom's wife react to his news, and what is his response to her?
6. Before Tom and the devil part, how does the devil seal his side of the bargain and what does this allude to?
7. How does Tom treat his horses, and what does this illustrate about his character?
8. What recent events lead to Tom's business being so successful?
9. What is the reaction of the Walkers' neighbors to their fighting?
10. Describe the setting where Tom meets the devil.
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