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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) The area is still frequented by a hostile Native tribe.
(b) There is a rumor that the Natives worshiped the devil there.
(c) The area is overrun with snakes and alligators.
(d) Other townspeople have seen the devil there.

2. What tradition does Tom say should be revived?
(a) War with Native tribes.
(b) Public hangings.
(c) The persecution of other religious sects.
(d) The witch trials.

3. What is Tom doing at the office on his last day?
(a) Foreclosing a mortgage.
(b) Buying the land the swamp sits on.
(c) Accepting an offer to run for governor.
(d) Selling his business.

4. What does Tom begin keeping on the desk in his office?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A rabbit's foot.
(c) A cross.
(d) A gun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one unusual physical feature of the devil?

2. Why does it take Tom a long time to get through the swamp?

3. 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?

4. What makes the item on Tom's desk ironic?

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

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