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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 does the narrator say that savin trees symbolize?
(a) Anger.
(b) Greed.
(c) Sterility.
(d) Hypocrisy.

2. What does the narrator say his third attempt to evade the devil shows about Tom?
(a) He is extremely naive.
(b) He is unusually clever.
(c) He has lost his mind.
(d) He is a very persistent man.

3. Why is Tom's business immediately successful?
(a) There has been a recent financial crisis.
(b) There has been a recent wave of immigration.
(c) There has been a series of large fires and people need to rebuild.
(d) There is a rush to buy land in the West.

4. What is one source of trouble in Tom Walker's marriage?
(a) Tom is physically abusive toward his wife.
(b) Tom's wife hides resources from him and keeps them for herself.
(c) Tom's wife often disappears into the forest overnight.
(d) Tom refuses to buy the luxuries his wife feels she deserves.

5. What does Tom see at the base of the tree where the apron hangs?
(a) Evidence that his wife fought with the devil.
(b) One of his wife's shoes.
(c) Shovel marks in the dirt.
(d) Axe marks in the bark.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the passage about Tom's activities in church, what aspect of his character is being stressed?

2. What is the first thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain with the devil?

3. To what does the narrator metaphorically compare the financial speculation of Governor Belcher's time?

4. What is one unusual physical feature of the devil?

5. What is unusual about the house that Tom builds with the money he earns?

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