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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 the weather like on Tom's last day?
(a) It is unseasonably hot.
(b) It snows in the middle of summer.
(c) A storm is brewing.
(d) It rains nonstop.

2. According to the narrator, why does Tom not immediately agree to the devil's bargain?
(a) Tom is afraid that his wife will just take the money and hide it.
(b) The devil is not offering Tom enough money.
(c) What the devil wants from Tom is a serious thing that Tom wants to think over.
(d) Tom still does not believe that he is talking to the devil.

3. Tom agrees to become a usurer. What job is he saying he will do?
(a) He will buy and sell land.
(b) He will invest money on behalf of other people.
(c) He will become a landlord.
(d) He will loan money at high interest rates.

4. By what name does Tom call the devil?
(a) Mephistopheles.
(b) Satan.
(c) Old Nick.
(d) Old Scratch.

5. In the version of the story that the narrator says is most likely to be true, what draws Tom's attention to the tree where his wife's apron hangs?
(a) An eerie red light.
(b) The sound of crows calling.
(c) Her name scratched into the bark of the tree.
(d) The tree is encircled with snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator compare Tom's clients to?

2. The narrator says that the timing for Tom's business is propitious. What kind of timing would this be?

3. What does Tom notice about the tallest trees in the swamp?

4. What is Tom's reaction to the disappearance and likely death of his wife?

5. Why does the pirate not retrieve his treasure?

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