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

2. What does Tom see near the apron, keeping watch over it?
(a) A vulture.
(b) A black cat.
(c) A snake.
(d) An alligator.

3. What do Tom's neighbors do about the constant fighting in the Walker house?
(a) They ask Tom about it privately.
(b) They ignore it.
(c) They stop in to try to find out what is wrong.
(d) They call the police.

4. What is the rumor in town about Absalom Crowninshield?
(a) That he is a pirate.
(b) That he is a money lender.
(c) That he is a slave trader.
(d) That he has taken bribes.

5. Why does the devil say that he has a right to cut wood on this land?
(a) He says that he owns the soul of its owner.
(b) He says that the owner sold it to him.
(c) He says that the entire earth belongs to him.
(d) He says that it belonged to him long before Europeans came to North America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the devil stay away from Tom for a while after Tom's wife disappears?

2. What does the narrator say that savin trees symbolize?

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

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

5. Which of the following does the devil say is the name he goes by in their area?

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