Worksheets"The Devil & Tom Walker" Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
Tom’s wife decides to go into the forest because she ___.
wants to escape from Tom’s unkindness
decides to make her own deal with the Devil
gets lost on her way to the market
wants to pick some herbs and wild mushrooms for their meager meal
What happens to Tom Walker’s gold and silver at the end of the story?
It is given to the townspeople.
The townspeople seize it.
It goes to Mrs. Walker.
It turns into wood chips and shavings.
Why does Tom begin reading the Bible and praying loudly?
He feels bad about what he has done.
He finds people who care about him.
He thinks God can give him more money that the Devil can.
He wants to escape the Devil.
What is the main reason Tom agrees to the devil's terms?
To hurt his wife
To give thanks for his wife's disappearance
Because of his greed
Because he wants to do good in the world
What is the main theme of the story?
Money equals happiness.
Marriage is sacred.
Obsessive greed can risk a person's soul.
Prayer makes everything okay.
Whose treasure does the Devil guard?
Captain Cook's
Kidd the Pirate's
Blackbeard's
Captain Jack Sparrow's
Why does Tom end up in the swamp at the beginning of the story?
He is taking a shortcut on his way home.
He is looking for his wife.
He is searching for treasure.
He wants to meet the "Black Man."
His dead wife
A feather headdress
A skull with an axe head in it
An old musket
What job does Tom refuse to do?
Murder Indians
Become a slave-trader
Open a gambling house
Become a loan shark
What is a "usurer"?
As proof of the truth of his statements, the Devil ___
lends Tom his axe
promises to take Tom's wife
gives Tom a piece of pirate gold
burns his fingerprint onto Tom's forehead
The narrator says that the "true" story of the disappearance of Tom's wife is that Tom finds ___.
only her apron
a skull tied up in her apron
a heart and liver tied up in her apron
the household valuables tied up in her apron
So that the Devil can't take him by surprise, Tom ___.
carries a Bible in his pocket
spends most of his time in church
stops taking advantage of borrowers
gives up his money lending business
The climax of the story happens when ___.
Tom says the Devil can take him if he's ever cheated anyone
Tom forgets to lock his doors
Tom becomes a money lender
Tom takes his first property from a borrower
When Tom and the Devil first meet, which part of the plot is that?
the climax
the exposition
the rising action
the resolution
The conflict between Tom and the Devil is example of person vs. ___ conflict.
person
supernatural
self
society
The setting of the story is ___.
England, 1800
Boston, 1727
England, 1727
New York City, 1800
When Tom finalizes the deal with the Devil, that is part of the ___ of the story.
the exposition
the rising action
the climax
the resolution
