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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. When Tom opens the apron, what does he find inside?
(a) Gold coins.
(b) A skull.
(c) His wife's heart and liver.
(d) Valuable silver.

2. What part of the fort remains standing?
(a) Some partial walls.
(b) An alter to the devil.
(c) Some mounded up earth.
(d) A cellar.

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

4. Where is the pirate treasure buried?
(a) Beneath a tall oak.
(b) On an island in the Charles Bay.
(c) In an abandoned fort.
(d) Under a fallen hemlock.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is true of the tree with Deacon Peabody's name on it?

2. What does Tom see at the base of the tree where the apron hangs?

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

4. Who wrote "The Devil and Tom Walker"?

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

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