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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) Valuable silver.
(b) His wife's heart and liver.
(c) A skull.
(d) Gold coins.

2. What is the first thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain with the devil?
(a) He tries unsuccessfully to sell his business.
(b) He moves to another town.
(c) He becomes an eager church-goer.
(d) He offers the devil a different soul in place of his own.

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

4. Why does Tom Walker originally go into the swamp?
(a) He has heard a rumor about the pirate treasure.
(b) He is looking for his wife.
(c) He is lost.
(d) He is trying to take a shortcut home.

5. What happens to all of Tom's money and property at the end of the story?
(a) A mysterious man appears, claiming to be Tom's heir.
(b) Everything changes into ash, bone, and wood shavings.
(c) Tom's cheated clients divide it among themselves.
(d) The town elders donate it to the church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom see near the apron, keeping watch over it?

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

3. By what name does Tom call the devil?

4. Where does Tom open his business?

5. What does the devil say is one way he currently entertains himself?

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