The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving

What type of relationship do Tom and his wife have?

• They love each other very much

• They are friendly but not loving

• They hate each other

• They never see one another

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The narrator indicates that Old Scratch doesn't frighten Tom because

• He doesn't look mean

• Tom doesn't know who he is

• He had a calming voice

• Tom's wife is more frightening

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How does Old Scratch prove who he is to Tom?

• Burns his fingerprint into Tom's forehead

• Shows Tom his axe

• Gives Tom some of Kidd the PIrate's treasure

• Signs his name on Tom's arm

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What does Tom find laying on the ground where he stops to rest?

• An arrowhead

• A skull

• A tombstone

• An axe

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What job does Tom agree to do for the devil?

• Fortune teller

• Lawyer

• Money lender

• Salesman

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What do the names on all the trees symbolize?

• Townspeople who had made deals with the devil

• Names of Native Americans that died on that land

• Friends of the devil

• Names of local businessmen

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What does Tom's wife urge him to do?

• Not to go back into the woods

• Find the devil and make the deal with him

• Think about it before making the deal with the devil

• Wait one year before making the deal with the devil

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Why does Tom finally decide to exchange his soul for the treasure?

• He has too many debts to pay

• His wife is gone, so he won't have to share the money

• He doesn't want his wife to have to make the deal with the devil

• He wants to make a better life for him and his wife

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What happens when Tom's wife goes to meet the devil?

• She disappears and is never heard from again

• She gets lost in the woods and never finds the devil

• She makes the deal and becomes a rich woman

• She becomes frightened and runs away

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What does Tom's wife take to offer the devil?

• The deed to their house

• Their horse

• Their silver teapots and spoons

• Their car

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