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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 rains nonstop.
(c) It snows in the middle of summer.
(d) A storm is brewing.

2. What is Tom's reaction to the disappearance and likely death of his wife?
(a) It cheers him up.
(b) He is angry.
(c) It makes him afraid.
(d) He is in shock.

3. What is the second thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain?
(a) He begins giving refunds to old clients.
(b) He sells his house and donates the money to charity.
(c) He asks a preacher to bless him.
(d) He starts carrying a Bible in his pocket.

4. What is financial speculation?
(a) Illegal investing by people with inside information.
(b) A group of expert opinions about the economy.
(c) Buying something with the hope that it will rapidly increase in value.
(d) A joking term for illegal gambling.

5. How does the devil say the Natives sacrificed a white man to him?
(a) They roasted him.
(b) They chopped off his head.
(c) They hung him.
(d) They crucified him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the rumor in town about Absalom Crowninshield?

2. When the narrator says that Tom has built his house out of ostentation, what does this mean Tom's motive was?

3. What is one source of trouble in Tom Walker's marriage?

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

5. What tradition does Tom say should be revived?

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