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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. 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 buy and sell land.
(c) He will become a landlord.
(d) He will loan money at high interest rates.
2. Who wrote "The Devil and Tom Walker"?
(a) Nathaniel Hawthorne.
(b) Geoffery Crayon.
(c) Stephen Vincent Benét
(d) Washington Irving.
3. What part of the fort remains standing?
(a) Some mounded up earth.
(b) Some partial walls.
(c) An alter to the devil.
(d) A cellar.
4. What is the weather like on Tom's last day?
(a) It is unseasonably hot.
(b) It snows in the middle of summer.
(c) It rains nonstop.
(d) A storm is brewing.
5. What does Tom find in the mud of the swamp?
(a) A human skull.
(b) A piece of gold.
(c) A serpent.
(d) The remains of a sacrifice to the devil.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the narrator say that savin trees symbolize?
2. Why does it take Tom a long time to get through the swamp?
3. What does the narrator say makes it difficult to know what actually happened to Tom's wife?
4. There is a rumor that Tom's wife's hat was found floating on top of what?
5. What is Tom's reaction to the idea of being a usurer?
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