The Devil and Tom Walker

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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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Where did Tom Walker meet the devil?

• In Tom’s house

• In Tom’s dream

• In a swamp

• Introduced by Tom’s wife

• At a bank

What job did the Devil offer Tom Walker that he could not agree to do because even Tom was not that immoral?

• Grave digger

• Slave owner

• Money loaner

• Witch executioner

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How is Tom's wife, Mrs. Walker, characterized?

• Kind and generous

• Greedy and abusive

• Religious and Pious

• Clever and Cunning

• Magical and mysterious

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What did the devil offer Tom first

?

• A lost pirate treasure

• A large plot of land

• Government Power

• Riches from slave trade

Why did Tom refuse the devil’s first offer?

• He was too religious

• He was afraid of an enemy

• He did not want to please his wife

• He could not live up to his end of the deal

Where did Tom’s wife go when she found out about the Devil's offer?

• To the Chapel

• To the minister

• To find the Devil

• To gather a small militia

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What did the Devil have when he came to take Tom once and for all?

• A Black horse

• A shovel

• A sack of gold

• A Snake

• Tom’s wife

The devil offers Tom Walker money in exchange for his soul, but Tom does not take the offer at first.

• True

• False

As part of his agreement with the devil, Tom can give people two weeks extra time to pay their loans before the huge interest rate starts.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5