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The Devil and Tom Walker

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote the short story "The Devil and Tom Walker?"
a)
Edgar Allan Poe
b)
Washington Irving
c)
Charlotte Bronte
2.

Why are Tom and his wife so unhappy?

a)

They are greedy and argue about money

b)

They have no children

c)

They work too much and are tired

d)

They are both sickly and weak.

3.
What does Tom do once he starts getting older? Why?
a)
He goes to church because he wants to get away from the devil
b)
He goes to church because really feels bad for doing such bad things
c)
He buys a new house because he wants the devil to come live with him
d)
He buys a new house because he wants to get away from the devil
4.

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

a)

Intelligent

b)

Lovely

c)

Greedy

d)

Poor

5.

What does this quote about Tom and his wife mean?

"...his face sometimes showed signs that their conflicts were not confined to words."

a)

Tom likes to fight with his wife.

b)

Tom looks sad when he and his wife fight.

c)

Tom's wife physically abused him.

d)

Tom is a naturally ugly man.

6.
What type of animal is with the devil at the end of the story?
a)
A black horse
b)
A black cat
c)
A raven
d)
A crow
7.
What does Tom find in the woods when he goes to look for his wife?
a)
A skull with a tomahawk in it
b)
His wife's apron with a heart and liver inside
c)
The devil
d)
The devil's hair in his wife's apron
8.
What is Tom concerned about when he realizes his wife is missing?
a)
His wife's well-being
b)
His wife being lost
c)
The expensive property his wife took with her
d)
The money his wife took with her
9.
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..."
a)
Adventurous
b)
Frightening
c)
Hopeful
d)
Angry
10.
What is a symbol of hypocrisy and hidden evil?
a)
Tom's agreement with the devil
b)
The flourishing trees that are rotten to the core
c)
The Walker's valuables
d)
Parts of Mrs. Walker wrapped in the apron
11.
What is the main lesson of the story?
a)
money = happiness
b)
Marriage is sacred
c)
Greed leads to misery
d)
Prayer makes everything ok
12.
Where does The Devil and Tom Walker take place?
a)
In Salem, Massachusetts 
b)
Near Boston, Massachusetts
c)
On Roanoke Island
d)
In Rural Maine
13.
Whose treasure does "Old Scratch" guard?
a)
Captain Cook
b)
Kidd the Pirate
c)
Blackbeard
d)
Captain Jack Sparrow
14.
Why does Tom end up in the swamp?
a)
He is taking a shortcut.
b)
He is looking for his wife.
c)
He is searching for treasure
d)
He wants to meet the "Black Man"
15.

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

a)

His wife's dead body

b)

A feather headdress

c)

A skull with an ax in it

d)

An old musket

16.
Who supposedly owns the land containing the swamp?
a)
Crowninshield 
b)
The local Native American tribe
c)
Washington Irving
d)
Deacon Peabody
17.
Why does Tom's wife go off into the forest with her best silver?
a)
She hopes to sell it and leave Tom.
b)
She is taking a gift to a relative.
c)
She wants to make a deal with the Devil.
d)
She plans to trade it for food.
18.
"Tom consoled himself for the loss of his property with the loss of his wife," indicates that _________________. 
a)
He misses his wife event though they fought.
b)
He is grateful that his wife is gone even though he lost his possessions 
c)
He isn't worried about his wife or his possessions, just his deal with "Old Scratch". 
d)
None of these
19.
What does Tom refuse to do?
a)
Murder Indians
b)
Become a slave-trader 
c)
Open a gambling house
d)
Become a loan shark
20.
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?
a)
Tom never really believe the Bible would help him.
b)
Tom's greed was more powerful than his religious beliefs.
21.
What does the destruction of Tom's wealth best symbolize?
a)
The impermanence of material wealth
b)
The depravity of Tom's soul
c)
The treasure was never real
d)
None of these
22.

Tom Walker might best be described as

a)

having been beaten down by bad luck

b)

basically kind but misunderstood

c)

crafty but very lazy

d)

stingy and cruel but courageous

23.

Tom Walker’s wife is best described as

a)

very generous and much loved by her neighbors

b)

kind toward her husband, but cruel to others

c)

yearning for companionship

d)

a fierce shrew, always nagging and yelling

24.

How does Tom die?

a)

The people he has cheated rise up against him.

b)

He falls off his horse and gets trampled.

c)

Tom is caught by his own words.

d)

He is killed by Native Americans.

25.

What happens to Tom Walker’s money at the end of the story?

a)

It is given to the townspeople.

b)

The townspeople seize it.

c)

It goes to Mrs. Walker.

d)

It turns into cinders and ashes.