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. Tom Walker is described as meager and miserly. What kind of a person is he?
(a) He hoards money so that he can life a lavish lifestyle.
(b) He lives in poverty because he gives away most of what he earns.
(c) He lives in luxury through cheating and stealing.
(d) He insists on living so cheaply that he does not have the ordinary comforts of life.

2. Tom's house is described as forlorn. What kind of house is it?
(a) Falling apart.
(b) Overdecorated.
(c) Sad and lonely.
(d) Tall and imposing.

3. What does the narrator say that savin trees symbolize?
(a) Anger.
(b) Greed.
(c) Sterility.
(d) Hypocrisy.

4. What is the third thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain?
(a) Burns his house to the ground.
(b) Converts to an anabaptist sect.
(c) Has his horse buried upside down.
(d) Changes his name.

5. Why does the pirate not retrieve his treasure?
(a) Tom Walker finds it first.
(b) He is executed.
(c) Someone moves it.
(d) He converts and does not want ill-gotten treasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain?

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

3. What do Tom's neighbors do about the constant fighting in the Walker house?

4. What is Tom doing at the office on his last day?

5. Which of the following does the devil say is the name he goes by in their area?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 353 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample