Devil and Tom Walker

At the end of the story, Old Scratch comes for Tom because

• Tom hasn't fulfilled the bargain.

• the bargain gives him the right to Tom's soul.

• Old Scratch doesn't want to fulfill the bargain.

• Old Scratch never intended for Tom to become so successful.

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

• he doesn't look like the devil.

• he uses his powers to calm Tom.

• Tom doesn't realize who he is.

• Tom's wife is more frighting.

As proof of the truth of his statements, Old Scratch

• lends Tom his ax.

• promises to take Tom's wife.

• gives Tom a piece of pirate gold.

• signs Tom's forehead with a fingerprint.

Tom's wife most probably disappears because she

• gets lost in the swamp and dies.

• run away to start a new life without Tom.

• tries to bribe Old Scratch to leave Tom alone.

• is "taken" after trying to make a bargain with Old Scratch.

How are Tom Walker and his wife alike?

• They both do deals with the devil.

• They are both avaricious.

• They both sell their souls,

• all of the answers

What does the narrator's comment "[Tom] was a stern supervisor and censurer of his neighbors, and seemed to think every sin entered up to their account became a credit on his own side of the page," reveal about Tom Walker?

• his steadfastness

• his boldness

• his avarice

• his hypocrisy

What do Tom's last words, "The devil take me if I've made a farthing!" reveal about his personality?

• his deceit

• his piety

• his sincerity

• his remorse

Which best describes Tom and his wife's marriage?

• healthy

• parsimonious

• indifferent

• miserly

In negotiating their deal, Tom rejects Old Scratch's suggestion that he

• become a usurer.

• become a slave trader.

• drive other people to Old Scratch.

• use the pirate treasure in Old Scratch's service.

An important factor contributing to Tom's success as a moneylender is

• his religious conversion.

• his generosity toward borrowers.

• other people's desire to get rich quick.

• Old Scratch's interference in the economy.