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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tom find in the mud of the swamp?
(a) A human skull.
(b) A piece of gold.
(c) The remains of a sacrifice to the devil.
(d) A serpent.

2. What is the third thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain?
(a) Converts to an anabaptist sect.
(b) Has his horse buried upside down.
(c) Changes his name.
(d) Burns his house to the ground.

3. The swamp is full of quagmires. What does this mean it is full of?
(a) Dead, floating timber and brush.
(b) Burrows and hollows where animals live.
(c) Thick stands of evergreen trees.
(d) Soft, wet ground that gives way underfoot.

4. Why does the narrator say that Tom starts criticizing his neighbors?
(a) They try to point out to him that he is selfish.
(b) Tom thinks that it makes him seem like a better person.
(c) They begin asking him for money.
(d) His panic is making him more and more angry.

5. What is the reason the narrator gives for Tom not fearing the devil?
(a) After fighting in several battles with Natives, Tom is too hardened to be afraid.
(b) Tom thinks that he can outsmart the devil.
(c) Tom does not believe in the devil.
(d) Nothing scares Tom after having to deal with his wife.

6. What does the narrator say is hard to believe about the conversation between Tom and the devil?
(a) The devil sounds too much like an ordinary person.
(b) It sounds too familiar.
(c) There is no such thing as the devil.
(d) Even Tom Walker would not be foolish enough to talk to the devil.

7. There is a rumor that Tom's wife's hat was found floating on top of what?
(a) A holt.
(b) A knoll.
(c) A quagmire.
(d) A cenote.

8. What news does Tom's wife have for him when he returns from the swamp?
(a) A great treasure has been mysteriously left on their step.
(b) Absalom Crowninshield has died.
(c) The governor himself has been to visit them.
(d) Their horse has escaped and they need to replace it.

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

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

11. What is the rumor in town about Absalom Crowninshield?
(a) That he is a money lender.
(b) That he is a pirate.
(c) That he has taken bribes.
(d) That he is a slave trader.

12. How does Tom seal his bargain with the devil?
(a) By signing a document.
(b) By cutting his thumb with the devil's knife.
(c) With a burnt offering.
(d) With a handshake.

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

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

15. Why does the devil stay away from Tom for a while after Tom's wife disappears?
(a) The devil has other business to attend to in a nearby town.
(b) The devil knows that Tom is furious.
(c) The devil is trying to create a bargaining advantage.
(d) The devil is giving Tom time to get over his fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom's wife is described as a termagant--what kind of person does this mean she is?

2. What does the narrator compare Tom's clients to?

3. What does Tom's wife take with her when she goes into the swamp for the second time?

4. Which of the following does the devil say is the name he goes by in their area?

5. What is unusual about the house that Tom builds with the money he earns?

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