The Devil and Tom Walker
Quiz by Rafea Chehade
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- Q1
Tom’s wife decides to go into the forest because she ___.
gets lost on her way to the market
decides to make her own deal with the Devil
wants to pick some herbs and wild mushrooms for their meager meal
wants to escape from Tom’s unkindness
300s - Q2
What happens to Tom Walker’s money at the end of the story?
It is given to the townspeople.
The townspeople seize it.
It turns into cinders and ashes.
It goes to Mrs. Walker.
300s - Q3
Why does Tom begin reading the Bible and praying to God?
He thinks God can give him more money that the Devil can.
He wants to escape the Devil.
He finds people who care about him.
He feels bad about what he has done.
300s - Q4
What is the main reason Tom agrees to the devil's terms?
To give thanks for his wife's disappearance
His greed
To hurt his wife
Because he wants to do good in the world
300s - Q5
What is the main theme of the story?
Marriage is sacred.
Prayer makes everything okay.
Money equals happiness.
Greed leads to misery.
120s - Q6
Whose treasure does the Devil guard?
Captain Cook
Kidd the Pirate
Deacon Peabody
Black Beard
120s - Q7
What flaw do Tom and his wife share?
Their laziness
Their desire to steal
Their lying nature
Their avarice or greed
120s - Q8
Why does Tom end up in the swamp where he met the devil for the first time ?
He is searching for treasure.
He is taking a shortcut on his way home.
He is looking for the Black Man
He is looking for his wife.
120s - Q9
What does Tom Walker find in the "Old Indian Fort"?
the heart and the liver of his wife
A skull with an ax head in it
Old weapons
A feather headdress
120s - Q10
What does Tom refuse to do?
Become a slave trader
work as a usurer
Murder Indians
Open a gambling house
120s - Q11
What is a "usurer"?
A money -lender
A slave trader
A gambler
A lawyer
120s - Q12
What did the author mean when Tom stated "Old Scratch must have had a tough time of it!"
The Devil told Tom how hard it was to kill his wife.
The Devil had a tough time killing his wife, because he found handfuls of hair and saw signs of a fight.
The Devil felt bad about killing his wife
The Devil showed up with lots of bruises.
300s - Q13
The narrator indicates that Old Scratch doesn't frighten Tom because ___.
he doesn't look like the Devil
Tom doesn't realize who he is
he doesn't look like the Devil
Tom's wife is more frightening
120s - Q14
As proof of the truth of his statements, the Devil ___
gives Tom a piece of pirate gold
lends Tom his ax
promises to take Tom's wife
signs Tom's forehead with a fingerprint
300s - Q15
In what the narrator calls the "most authentic" account of the disappearance of Tom's wife, Tom finds
only her apron
a heart and liver tied up in her apron
the household valuables tied up in her apron
a skull tied up in her apron
120s