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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 can a reader infer is one of the devil's conditions in the bargain he makes with Tom?
(a) Tom will not get the money until he makes a sacrifice to the devil.
(b) Tom will bring the devil other people to make bargains with.
(c) Tom will not tell anyone where he got the money.
(d) Tom will give his soul to the devil.
2. What is true of the tree with Deacon Peabody's name on it?
(a) It is rotten inside.
(b) It has fallen to the ground.
(c) The devil is burning it when Tom arrives.
(d) It stands apart from all of the other trees.
3. What happens to all of Tom's money and property at the end of the story?
(a) The town elders donate it to the church.
(b) Tom's cheated clients divide it among themselves.
(c) A mysterious man appears, claiming to be Tom's heir.
(d) Everything changes into ash, bone, and wood shavings.
4. What does the narrator say makes it difficult to know what actually happened to Tom's wife?
(a) She disappeared a long time ago.
(b) No one but Tom seems to have really noticed her disappearance.
(c) The whole story is likely to be false.
(d) There are too many stories told by different historians.
5. Why is Tom happy to see the apron?
(a) He believes that it contains valuable items.
(b) He thinks that his wife left it as a sign to him.
(c) He believes that it means his wife is dead.
(d) He thinks it means his wife may be nearby.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does the narrator say that only Tom Walker would have the nerve to stop at the Native stronghold in the sawmp?
2. When the narrator says that Tom has built his house out of ostentation, what does this mean Tom's motive was?
3. What does the narrator say his third attempt to evade the devil shows about Tom?
4. What news does Tom's wife have for him when he returns from the swamp?
5. What does Tom see near the apron, keeping watch over it?
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