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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Devil and Tom Walker".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is financial speculation?
(a) Buying something with the hope that it will rapidly increase in value.
(b) A joking term for illegal gambling.
(c) A group of expert opinions about the economy.
(d) Illegal investing by people with inside information.

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

3. Where is the pirate treasure buried?
(a) Under a fallen hemlock.
(b) In an abandoned fort.
(c) Beneath a tall oak.
(d) On an island in the Charles Bay.

4. According to the narrator, why does Tom not immediately agree to the devil's bargain?
(a) Tom still does not believe that he is talking to the devil.
(b) The devil is not offering Tom enough money.
(c) Tom is afraid that his wife will just take the money and hide it.
(d) What the devil wants from Tom is a serious thing that Tom wants to think over.

5. When Tom opens the apron, what does he find inside?
(a) His wife's heart and liver.
(b) A skull.
(c) Gold coins.
(d) Valuable silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tom's reaction to the idea of being a usurer?

2. What is the rumor in town about Absalom Crowninshield?

3. What word does the narrator use twice to describe the situation of Tom's clients?

4. What is the second thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain?

5. Which city is close to the setting of "The Devil and Tom Walker"?

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