Devil and Tom

What does the devil do to Tom at the end of the tale?

• hides Tom's wealth in the woods

• encourages Tom's faith in God

• meets Tom at the church

• carries Tom away on a horse

Who wrote the short story "The Devil and Tom Walker?"

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Washington Irving

• Charlotte Bronte

What does Tom do once he starts getting older? Why?

• He goes to church because he wants to get away from the devil

• He goes to church because really feels bad for doing such bad things

• He buys a new house because he wants the devil to come live with him

• He buys a new house because he wants to get away from the devil

Where does The Devil and Tom Walker take place?

• In Salem, Massachusetts 

• Near Boston, Massachusetts

• On Roanoke Island

• In Rural Maine

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

• His wife's dead body

• A feather headdress

• A skull with an ax in it

• An old musket

Why does Tom's wife go off into the forest with her best silver?

• She hopes to sell it and leave Tom.

• She is taking a gift to a relative.

• She wants to make a deal with the Devil.

• She plans to trade it for food.

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.

Tom Walker might best be described as

• having been beaten down by bad luck

• basically kind but misunderstood

• crafty but very lazy

• stingy and cruel but courageous

Tom Walker’s wife is best described as

• very generous and much loved by her neighbors

• kind toward her husband, but cruel to others

• yearning for companionship

• a fierce shrew, always nagging and yelling

What is the main theme of 'The Devil and Tom Walker'?

• A) The dangers of greed

• B) The importance of friendship

• C) The power of love

• D) The value of education