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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 Tom find in the mud of the swamp?
(a) A human skull.
(b) The remains of a sacrifice to the devil.
(c) A serpent.
(d) A piece of gold.

2. What part of the fort remains standing?
(a) Some partial walls.
(b) Some mounded up earth.
(c) A cellar.
(d) An alter to the devil.

3. What mark does the devil leave on Tom?
(a) A claw mark.
(b) A black fingerprint.
(c) An upside-down cross.
(d) A red mark in the shape of an axe.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom see near the apron, keeping watch over it?

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

3. Who is William Kidd?

4. What tradition does Tom say should be revived?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tom do with his money and what does it show about his personality?

2. What are Tom Walker's first house and property like?

3. What are some of the details of the plants and animals in the swamp, and what do they signify?

4. What recent events lead to Tom's business being so successful?

5. Who is the guardian of William Kidd's treasure, and why?

6. What implicit racism is there in the description of the fort that once stood in the swamp?

7. The devil lists several of his own nicknames for Tom; what pattern can be seen in these names, and what is its significance?

8. What does Tom believe is in the apron, and how does he feel when he sees it?

9. How does Tom treat his horses, and what does this illustrate about his character?

10. What does Tom's wife do as a result of his refusal to make a deal with the devil, and what is the outcome?

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