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- 1. Multiple Choice
Tom's decision to take a shortcut through the woods shows his
greed and selfishness
hopelessness
bravery, yet foolishness
unhealthy relationship
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat MOOD word best describes this quote from the story?
"...there were also dark and stagnant pools, the abodes of the tadpole, the bullfrog, and the water snake, and where trunks of pines and hemlocks lay half drowned, half rotting, looking like alligators, sleeping in the mire..."AdventurousFrighteningHopefulAngry - 3. Multiple Choice
Whose treasure does the devil guard?
Captain Cook
Kidd the Pirate
Blackbeard
Captain Jack Sparrow
- 4. Multiple Choice
How is Tom's relationship with his wife?
They are known for their happy marriage.
They often argue and hide wealth from each other.
Each has attempted to kill the other multiple times.
They never speak to each other.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What does this quote about Tom and his wife mean?
"...his face sometimes showed signs that their conflicts were not confined to words."
That Tom likes to fight with his wife
That Tom looks sad when he and his wife fight
That Tom's face is physically abused by his wife
That Tom abused his wife
- 6. Multiple Choice
Identify why Tom and his wife are so unhappy and what evidence from the text supports this idea.
They work too much and it says that Tom, "had a wife as miserly as himself."
They fought about money and it says, "fierce were the conflicts that took place about what ought to have been common property."
They have no children and it says, "A few straggling savin trees, emblems of sterility, grew near it."
They lived in the woods and it says, "A few straggling savin trees, emblems of sterility, grew near it."
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why does the devil start "developing a kindness" (liking) for Tom when he meets him in the woods?
The devil feels sorry for Tom because of his home life
The devil thinks that Tom is as awful and greedy as he is
Tom makes the devil change his heart to be good
The devil is desperate to find another soul
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why didn't Tom fear the devil?
Tom met the Devil before.
Tom was dreaming.
Tom lived so long with a termangant wife.
Tom lived so long with a old horse.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the significance of the trees marked with the names of great men of the colony?
The towns people carved great men’s names on trees.
Landowners carved their names on trees on their property.
Men carved their own names on the trees for fame.
The Devil carved names of men who made a deal into trees.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the devil do to prove his identity?He tells Tom things about himself that no one else knows.He places a fingerprint on Tom's forehead that can't be washed off.He scratches Tom's name on of of the trees with nothing but his finger.He shows Tom the treasure.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Tom's wife most probably disappears because she
gets lost in the swamp and dies.
run away to start a new life without Tom.
tries to bribe the devil to leave Tom alone.
is "taken" after trying to make a bargain with the devil.
- 12. Multiple Choice
"Tom consoled himself for the loss of his property with the loss of his wife," indicates that _________________.
He misses his wife event though they fought.
He is grateful that his wife is gone even though he lost his possessions
He isn't worried about his wife or his possessions, just his deal with "Old Scratch".
He continued to look for his wife and the stuff she took
- 13. Multiple Choice
Reread the following statement Tom makes after he finds his wife's apron. Identify what this example of characterization reveals about Tom.
"Let us get hold of that property," said he consolingly to himself, "and we will endeavor to do without the woman."
He worries more about his property than his wife.
He hopes the apron will give clues about his wife's whereabouts.
He thinks his wife will come back to him if he finds the apron.
He wants the devil to kill his wife.
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the main reason Tom agrees to the devil's terms?
To hurt his wife
To give thanks for his wife's disappearance
His greed and ruthlessness
Because he wants to do good in the world
- 15. Multiple Choice
The "one condition which need not be mentioned," that Tom agrees to in his deal with the Devil, is most likely ___________.
Bargaining with one's soul
Agreeing to perform certain unpleasant tasks
Becoming a usurer
Mourning the loss of his wife
- 16. Multiple Choice
In negotiating their deal, Tom rejects the devil's suggestion that he
become a usurer.
become a slave trader.
drive other people to make deals with the devil.
use the pirate treasure to bribe people.
- 17. Multiple Choice
What flaw do Tom and his wife share?
They are thieves
They are miserly
They are sick
They are lazy
- 18. Multiple Choice
What mistake did Tom Walker make after trying to change his ways?
leaving his little bible in his coat and big bible on the desk
he buried his horse upside down
he was not genuinely sorry for his sin
he tried to bring his wife back from the dead
- 19. Multiple Choice
Tom begins praying and reading the Bible because he
feels bad about cheating people.
finds good friends who love him.
thinks God can give him more money.
wants to escape the devil.
- 20. Multiple Choice
So that the devil can't take him by surprise, Tom, in his old age
carries a Bible in his pocket.
spends most of his time at work.
stops taking advantage of borrowers.
gives up his money lending business.
- 21. Multiple Choice
At the end of the story, the devil comes for Tom because
Tom hasn't fulfilled the bargain.
The bargain gives him the right to Tom's soul.
The devil doesn't want to fulfill the bargain.
The devil never intended for Tom to become so successful.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWho is Irving creating a satire of in the following passage? "He became, therefore, a violent churchgoer. He prayed loudly and strenuously ... one might always tell when he had sinned most during the week, by the clamor of his Sunday devotion."satire of womensatire of hypocritical churchgoerssatire of politicianssatire of Puritan religion
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