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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. By what name does Tom call the devil?
(a) Mephistopheles.
(b) Satan.
(c) Old Scratch.
(d) Old Nick.
2. What does the devil say is one way he currently entertains himself?
(a) By tempting anabaptists into sin.
(b) By helping the Puritans persecute other Christians.
(c) By encouraging war between Natives and Europeans.
(d) By making deals for the souls of Puritans.
3. The swamp is full of quagmires. What does this mean it is full of?
(a) Dead, floating timber and brush.
(b) Thick stands of evergreen trees.
(c) Burrows and hollows where animals live.
(d) Soft, wet ground that gives way underfoot.
4. What does the narrator say is hard to believe about the conversation between Tom and the devil?
(a) It sounds too familiar.
(b) The devil sounds too much like an ordinary person.
(c) Even Tom Walker would not be foolish enough to talk to the devil.
(d) There is no such thing as the devil.
5. 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 a cave.
(c) In wetland.
(d) In forest.
Short Answer Questions
1. What can a reader infer is one of the devil's conditions in the bargain he makes with Tom?
2. Tom's house is described as forlorn. What kind of house is it?
3. Why does the narrator say that only Tom Walker would have the nerve to stop at the Native stronghold in the sawmp?
4. What tradition does Tom say should be revived?
5. What does the devil have all over his skin?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrator add to the credibility of the story by mentioning the various possible fates of Tom's wife?
2. Why is the death of Absolom Crowninshield announced as the death of a great man in Israel when he actually died in Massachusetts?
3. How does Tom's wife react to his news, and what is his response to her?
4. What is the significance of the devil's comment about Absalom Crowninshield's tree being ready to burn?
5. What does Tom's wife do as a result of his refusal to make a deal with the devil, and what is the outcome?
6. What is the implication of the conversation between the devil and Tom about the ownership of the swamp land?
7. What does Tom believe is in the apron, and how does he feel when he sees it?
8. What things does the devil say he supervises on earth?
9. Who is the guardian of William Kidd's treasure, and why?
10. What becomes of Tom Walker and all of his wealth?
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