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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. Why does the narrator say that only Tom Walker would have the nerve to stop at the Native stronghold in the sawmp?
(a) Other townspeople have seen the devil there.
(b) The area is overrun with snakes and alligators.
(c) There is a rumor that the Natives worshiped the devil there.
(d) The area is still frequented by a hostile Native tribe.

2. What does the devil say is one way he currently entertains himself?
(a) By tempting anabaptists into sin.
(b) By encouraging war between Natives and Europeans.
(c) By making deals for the souls of Puritans.
(d) By helping the Puritans persecute other Christians.

3. What does the narrator compare Tom's clients to?
(a) Crops.
(b) Children.
(c) Sponges.
(d) Sheep.

4. What significant event happened in Massachusetts in 1727?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) A fire.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) A flood.

5. When the narrator refers to Tom's parsimony, what characteristic is being discussed?
(a) Cheapness.
(b) Evil.
(c) Trickery.
(d) Hypocrisy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which city is close to the setting of "The Devil and Tom Walker"?

3. What does the countryman say he saw happen to Tom Walker?

4. What part of the fort remains standing?

5. There is a rumor that Tom's wife's hat was found floating on top of what?

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