The Devil and Tom Walker

In the story, Tom and his wife are described as "miserly". What does this most likely mean?

• Intelligent
• Lovely
• Greedy
• Poor

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is Tom's reaction when his wife leaves to bargain with the devil, then does not return home?

• He was concerned for his wife's well-being.

• He suspected she was with another man.

• He was concerned about the valuable items she had taken with her.

• He was happy she never came home.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What MOOD word best describes this quote from the story? 
"...there were also dark and stagnant pools, the abodes of the tadpole, the bullfrog, and the water snake, and where trunks of pines and hemlocks lay half drowned, half rotting, looking like alligators, sleeping in the mire..."

• Adventurous
• Frightening
• Hopeful
• Angry

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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 consequences of the deal he made with the devil.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of these events would be considered the climax of this story?

• Tom marries his wife.

• Tom meets the devil in the forest.

• Tom's discovers his wife's organs wrapped up in the tree.

• Tom makes a deal with the devil to gain Pirate Kid's treasure.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Before agreeing to being a usurer, which of the "devil's services" does Tom refuse to participate in?

• Murder Indians

• Become a slave-trader 

• Open a gambling house

• Become a loan shark

What is a usurer?

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

When Tom is taken by the Devil, his "big Bible [is left] on the desk buried under the mortgage he was about to foreclose." What does this signify?

• Tom never really believe the Bible would help him.
• Tom's greed was more powerful than his religious beliefs.

What does the destruction of Tom's wealth best symbolize?

• The impermanence of material wealth
• The depravity of Tom's soul
• The treasure was never real
• None of these

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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