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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 countryman say he saw happen to Tom Walker?
(a) He burst into flames and then disappeared.
(b) He was pulled down the road by an unseen hand which then drowned him in the swamp.
(c) He was carried into the swamp by a horse just as the forest went up in flames.
(d) He was flying through the air and dropped into the ocean.

2. What tradition does Tom say should be revived?
(a) The persecution of other religious sects.
(b) The witch trials.
(c) Public hangings.
(d) War with Native tribes.

3. Where does Tom open his business?
(a) Salem.
(b) New York.
(c) Washington.
(d) Boston.

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

5. Why is Tom happy to see the apron?
(a) He believes that it contains valuable items.
(b) He believes that it means his wife is dead.
(c) He thinks it means his wife may be nearby.
(d) He thinks that his wife left it as a sign to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say his third attempt to evade the devil shows about Tom?

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

3. What is Tom's first mistake on his last day?

4. What mark does the devil leave on Tom?

5. When the narrator says that Tom has built his house out of ostentation, what does this mean Tom's motive was?

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