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"The Devil & Tom Walker" Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tom’s wife decides to go into the forest because she ___.

a)

wants to escape from Tom’s unkindness

b)

decides to make her own deal with the Devil

c)

gets lost on her way to the market

d)

wants to pick some herbs and wild mushrooms for their meager meal

2.

What happens to Tom Walker’s gold and silver 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 wood chips and shavings.

3.

Why does Tom begin reading the Bible and praying loudly?

a)

He feels bad about what he has done.

b)

He finds people who care about him.

c)

He thinks God can give him more money that the Devil can.

d)

He wants to escape the Devil.

4.

What is the main reason Tom agrees to the devil's terms?

a)

To hurt his wife

b)

To give thanks for his wife's disappearance

c)

Because of his greed

d)

Because he wants to do good in the world

5.

What is the main theme of the story?

a)

Money equals happiness.

b)

Marriage is sacred.

c)

Obsessive greed can risk a person's soul.

d)

Prayer makes everything okay.

6.

Whose treasure does the Devil guard?

a)

Captain Cook's

b)

Kidd the Pirate's

c)

Blackbeard's

d)

Captain Jack Sparrow's

7.

Why does Tom end up in the swamp at the beginning of the story?

a)

He is taking a shortcut on his way home.

b)

He is looking for his wife.

c)

He is searching for treasure.

d)

He wants to meet the "Black Man."

8.
What does Tom Walker find in the "Old Indian Fort"?
a)

His dead wife

b)

A feather headdress

c)

A skull with an axe head in it

d)

An old musket

9.

What job does Tom refuse to do?

a)

Murder Indians

b)

Become a slave-trader 

c)

Open a gambling house

d)

Become a loan shark

10.

What is a "usurer"?

a)
A gambler
b)
A money-lender
c)
A type of lawyer
d)
A bail-bondsman
11.

As proof of the truth of his statements, the Devil ___

a)

lends Tom his axe

b)

promises to take Tom's wife

c)

gives Tom a piece of pirate gold

d)

burns his fingerprint onto Tom's forehead

12.

The narrator says that the "true" story of the disappearance of Tom's wife is that Tom finds ___.

a)

only her apron

b)

a skull tied up in her apron

c)

a heart and liver tied up in her apron

d)

the household valuables tied up in her apron

13.

So that the Devil can't take him by surprise, Tom ___.

a)

carries a Bible in his pocket

b)

spends most of his time in church

c)

stops taking advantage of borrowers

d)

gives up his money lending business

14.

The climax of the story happens when ___.

a)

Tom says the Devil can take him if he's ever cheated anyone

b)

Tom forgets to lock his doors

c)

Tom becomes a money lender

d)

Tom takes his first property from a borrower

15.

When Tom and the Devil first meet, which part of the plot is that?

a)

the climax

b)

the exposition

c)

the rising action

d)

the resolution

16.

The conflict between Tom and the Devil is example of person vs. ___ conflict.

a)

person

b)

supernatural

c)

self

d)

society

17.

The setting of the story is ___.

a)

England, 1800

b)

Boston, 1727

c)

England, 1727

d)

New York City, 1800

18.

When Tom finalizes the deal with the Devil, that is part of the ___ of the story.

a)

the exposition

b)

the rising action

c)

the climax

d)

the resolution