View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Devil and Tom Walker".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the devil say the Natives sacrificed a white man to him?
(a) They roasted him.
(b) They hung him.
(c) They chopped off his head.
(d) They crucified him.

2. What is the rumor in town about Absalom Crowninshield?
(a) That he is a money lender.
(b) That he is a slave trader.
(c) That he is a pirate.
(d) That he has taken bribes.

3. How does Tom seal his bargain with the devil?
(a) By signing a document.
(b) With a handshake.
(c) With a burnt offering.
(d) By cutting his thumb with the devil's knife.

4. What is true of the tree Tom is sitting on?
(a) It bears the name of Absalom Crowninshield.
(b) The devil claims that it fell down on its own.
(c) The devil has lit it on fire.
(d) It bears Tom's own name.

5. What is the first thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain with the devil?
(a) He moves to another town.
(b) He tries unsuccessfully to sell his business.
(c) He becomes an eager church-goer.
(d) He offers the devil a different soul in place of his own.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say that savin trees symbolize?

2. What is unusual about the house that Tom builds with the money he earns?

3. Tom Walker is described as meager and miserly. What kind of a person is he?

4. What is Tom's reaction to the disappearance and likely death of his wife?

5. What is Tom's reaction to the idea of being a usurer?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 374 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample