The Devil and Tom Walker

Where does The Devil and Tom Walker take place?

• In Salem, Massachusetts 
• Near Boston, Massachusetts
• On Roanoke Island
• In Rural Maine

Why does Tom end up in the swamp?

• He is taking a shortcut.
• He is looking for his wife.
• He is searching for treasure
• He wants to meet the "Black Man"

What enabled you to predict that the figure that appears to Tom in the forest is the devil?

• He has red eyes

• He has a tail

• He has a hoarse, growling voice

• He has no head

What is a symbol of hypocrisy and hidden evil?

• Tom's agreement with the devil
• The flourishing trees that are rotten to the core
• The Walker's valuables
• Parts of Mrs. Walker wrapped in the apron

Why does Tom begin reading the Bible and praying to God?

• He feels bad about what he has done
• He finds people who care about him
• He thinks God can give him more money that the Devil can
• He wants to escape the devil

What is the main reason Tom agrees to the devils terms?

• To hurt his wife
• To give thanks for his wife's disappearance
• His greed and moral corruption 
• Because he wants to do good in the world

Whose treasure does "Old Scratch" guard?

• Captain Cook
• Kidd the Pirate
• Blackbeard
• Captain Jack Sparrow

What flaw do Tom and his wife share?

• They are thieves
• They are miserly
• They are termagants 
• They are lazy

What does Tom Walker find in the "Old Indian Fort"?

• His dead wife
• A feather headdress
• A skull with an ax in it
• An old musket

Tom Walker's wife is best described as --

• very generous and much loved by her neighbors

• kind toward her husband, but cruel to others

• yearning for companionship

• fierce shrew, always nagging and yelling