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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. Whom does the narrator seem to blame for the situation of Tom's clients?
(a) The clients and Tom.
(b) The government and the clients.
(c) The devil and the government.
(d) Tom and the devil.

2. Why does the devil stay away from Tom for a while after Tom's wife disappears?
(a) The devil knows that Tom is furious.
(b) The devil is giving Tom time to get over his fear.
(c) The devil is trying to create a bargaining advantage.
(d) The devil has other business to attend to in a nearby town.

3. Why does the narrator say that Tom starts criticizing his neighbors?
(a) They begin asking him for money.
(b) His panic is making him more and more angry.
(c) They try to point out to him that he is selfish.
(d) Tom thinks that it makes him seem like a better person.

4. When the narrator says that Tom has built his house out of ostentation, what does this mean Tom's motive was?
(a) To intimidate his neighbors.
(b) To glorify the devil.
(c) To fill a necessary purpose.
(d) To show off.

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) Axe marks in the bark.
(c) One of his wife's shoes.
(d) Shovel marks in the dirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can a reader infer is one of the devil's conditions in the bargain he makes with Tom?

2. According to the narrator, why does Tom not immediately agree to the devil's bargain?

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

4. What unusual slang word does the devil use for money?

5. Why does Tom's wife go into the swamp, looking for the devil?

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