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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 is physically abusive toward his wife.
(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's wife often disappears into the forest overnight.

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

3. Who is said to have been present when the treasure was buried?
(a) A whaler.
(b) The devil.
(c) Tom Walker.
(d) Geoffery Crayon.

4. Tom's house is described as forlorn. What kind of house is it?
(a) Tall and imposing.
(b) Overdecorated.
(c) Falling apart.
(d) Sad and lonely.

5. What is true about the horses that draw Tom's carriage?
(a) They are more expensive than most people's houses.
(b) They are starving.
(c) They were a gift from the devil.
(d) They are stolen from a neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the pirate treasure buried?

3. What is true of the tree Tom is sitting on?

4. To whom does Tom think the forested swampland belongs?

5. To what does the narrator compare the sound of Tom's carriage wheels?

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