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- 1. Multiple ChoiceOnce meeting the Devil, Why do think Tom didn't fear the devil?Tom meant the Devil before.Tom was dreaming.Tom lived so long with a termangant wife.Tom lived so long with a old horse.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of story is “The Devil and Tom Walker”?A satireAn allegoryA legendAll of these
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Tom begin reading the Bible and praying to God?He feels bad about what he has doneHe finds people who care about himHe thinks God can give him more money that the Devil canHe wants to escape the devil
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main reason Tom agrees to the devils terms?To hurt his wifeTo give thanks for his wife's disappearanceHis greed and moral corruptionBecause he wants to do good in the world
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main lesson of the story?money = happinessMarriage is sacredGreed leads to miseryPrayer makes everything ok
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main lesson of the story?money = happinessMarriage is sacredGreed leads to miseryPrayer makes everything ok
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhere does The Devil and Tom Walker take place?In Salem, MassachusettsNear Boston, MassachusettsOn Roanoke IslandIn Rural Maine
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhose treasure does "Old Scratch" guard?Captain CookKidd the PirateBlackbeardCaptain Jack Sparrow
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Tom Walker find in the "Old Indian Fort"?His dead wifeA feather headdressA skull with an ax in itAn old musket
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWho supposedly owns the land containing the swamp?CrowninshieldThe local Native American tribeWashington IrvingDeacon Peabody
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy doesn't Tom accept the Devil's first offer?He needs to talk it over with his wifeHe thinks he can get a better dealHe needs time to thinkNone of these
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Tom's wife go off into the forest with her best silver?She hopes to sell it and leave Tom.She is taking a gift to a relative.She wants to make a deal with the Devil.She plans to trade it for food.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Tom refuse to do?Murder IndiansBecome a slave-traderOpen a gambling houseBecome a loan shark
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a usurer?A gamblerA money-lenderA type of lawyerA bail-bondsman
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhy are Tom and his wife so unhappy?They are greedy and argue about moneyThey are greedy and have no childrenThey work too much and are tired
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote the short story "The Devil and Tom Walker?"Edgar Allan PoeWashington IrvingCharlotte Bronte
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Tom do once he starts getting older? Why?He goes to church because he wants to get away from the devilHe goes to church because really feels bad for doing such bad thingsHe buys a new house because he wants the devil to come live with himHe buys a new house because he wants to get away from the devil
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens at the end of the story?Tom escapes the devil and goes to live in the woodsTom is taken away by the devilTom finds his wife and they live happily ever afterTom loses all his money and becomes homeless
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