The Devil and Tom Walker

Tom and his wife are unhappy because they

• have no children.

• work too much.

• fight about money.

• live in the woods.

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What convinces Tom that what the devil has told him in the swamp is true?

• the disappearance of Tom's wife

• the discovery of Kidd's treasure

• Absalom Crowninshield's death

• Tom's growing business

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The narrator describes the devil’s face as “begrimed with soot, as if he had been accustomed to toil among fires and forges.” Irving most likely chose this imagery because

• he wanted to contrast Tom and the devil.

• people know this is what the devil looks like.

• it increases the dark mood of the scene.

• his readers can identify with a life of toil.

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What is the author making a satire of in the following passage?“ Tom was a hard-minded fellow, not easily daunted, and he had lived so long with a termagant wife that he did not even fear the devil.”

• the devil

• Tom

• wives

• fear

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Reread the statement that Tom makes after he finds his wife’s apron. What does Tom’s comment reveal about him? “‘Let us get hold of that property,’ said he consolingly to himself, ‘and we will endeavor to do without the woman.’”

• He hopes the apron will give clues about his wife's whereabouts.

• He worries about his property more than about his wife.

• He thinks that his wife will come back to him if he finds the apron.

• He wants the devil to run off with his wife and return his property.

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Tom is so successful at working for the devil because Tom

• is greedier than the devil.

• is the only moneylender in Boston.

• knows a lot about lending money.

• is known for his bargain with the devil.

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Who is Irving creating a satire of in the following passage from the end of the story? “The good people of Boston shook their heads and shrugged their shoulders, but had been so much accustomed to witches and goblins, and tricks of the devil, in all kinds of shapes, from the first settlement of the colony, that they were not so much horror-struck as might have been expected.”

• people who pretend to be unimpressed

• people who pretend to be good but are really bad

• writers who tell stories about the devil's tricks

• bankers who work for the devil with Tom

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A usurer is a person who

• buys things from other people

• convinces others to follow the devil

• employs people to help the devil

• lends money at very high rates

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Speculating is

• entering into risky business deals for quick profit

• refusing to sell any of your land to someone else

• engaging in a pact with the devil for profit

• thinking about past events in your family

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What is persecution?

• the desire to cause other people happiness in order to make yourself feel better

• the fear that people have of death due to a deal made with the devil

• the remorse that someone feels after making a bad business deal

• the act of treating people badly because of race, religion, gender, or beliefs

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