"The Devil & Tom Walker" Quiz

Tom’s wife decides to go into the forest because she ___.

• wants to escape from Tom’s unkindness

• decides to make her own deal with the Devil

• gets lost on her way to the market

• wants to pick some herbs and wild mushrooms for their meager meal

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What happens to Tom Walker’s gold and silver at the end of the story?

• It is given to the townspeople.

• The townspeople seize it.

• It goes to Mrs. Walker.

• It turns into wood chips and shavings.

Why does Tom begin reading the Bible and praying loudly?

• 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 devil's terms?

• To hurt his wife

• To give thanks for his wife's disappearance

• Because of his greed

• Because he wants to do good in the world

What is the main theme of the story?

• Money equals happiness.

• Marriage is sacred.

• Obsessive greed can risk a person's soul.

• Prayer makes everything okay.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Whose treasure does the Devil guard?

• Captain Cook's

• Kidd the Pirate's

• Blackbeard's

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why does Tom end up in the swamp at the beginning of the story?

• He is taking a shortcut on his way home.

• He is looking for his wife.

• He is searching for treasure.

• He wants to meet the "Black Man."

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

• His dead wife

• A feather headdress

• A skull with an axe head in it

• An old musket

What job does Tom refuse to do?

• Murder Indians

• Become a slave-trader 

• Open a gambling house

• Become a loan shark

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a "usurer"?

• A gambler
• A money-lender
• A type of lawyer
• A bail-bondsman