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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the narrator says that Tom has built his house out of ostentation, what does this mean Tom's motive was?
(a) To intimidate his neighbors.
(b) To show off.
(c) To fill a necessary purpose.
(d) To glorify the devil.

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

4. Tom agrees to become a usurer. What job is he saying he will do?
(a) He will loan money at high interest rates.
(b) He will buy and sell land.
(c) He will become a landlord.
(d) He will invest money on behalf of other people.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is Tom happy to see the apron?

4. What unusual slang word does the devil use for money?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the implication of the conversation between the devil and Tom about the ownership of the swamp land?

2. What does Tom believe is in the apron, and how does he feel when he sees it?

3. Who is the guardian of William Kidd's treasure, and why?

4. What becomes of Tom Walker and all of his wealth?

5. What natural event happens in the area in 1727, and what is its thematic significance?

6. What does Tom's wife do as a result of his refusal to make a deal with the devil, and what is the outcome?

7. How does Tom ultimately slip up and get captured by the devil?

8. What recent events lead to Tom's business being so successful?

9. What is the reaction of the Walkers' neighbors to their fighting?

10. What does Tom find in the mud of the swamp, and why does the narrator describe it as a memento?

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