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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What part of the fort remains standing?
2. According to the narrator, why does Tom not immediately agree to the devil's bargain?
3. Whose clothing does the devil's clothing resemble?
4. By what name does Tom call the devil?
5. What causes Tom to start to worry about the deal he has made with the devil?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Tom ultimately slip up and get captured by the devil?
2. Why is the death of Absolom Crowninshield announced as the death of a great man in Israel when he actually died in Massachusetts?
3. How does Tom treat his horses, and what does this illustrate about his character?
4. What does Tom believe is in the apron, and how does he feel when he sees it?
5. What is the implication of the conversation between the devil and Tom about the ownership of the swamp land?
6. How does the narrator add to the credibility of the story by mentioning the various possible fates of Tom's wife?
7. Describe the setting where Tom meets the devil.
8. What does Tom believe happened to his wife, and why, and how does he feel about it?
9. What kind of a person is Tom Walker's wife?
10. What does Tom find in the mud of the swamp, and why does the narrator describe it as a memento?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Investigate the multiple traditional uses of savin trees as a literary symbol. Write an essay in which you explain which uses Irving probably had in mind and which uses are unlikely to be intended as a part of "The Devil and Tom Walker." Be sure to offer textual support for your claims.
Essay Topic 2
What does this short story seem to suggest about the religious atmosphere of Puritan New England? Write an essay with a thesis that takes into the consideration both positive and negative aspects of the religious life of the story's characters. Be sure to offer textual support for your claims.
Essay Topic 3
What is the implicit point of view about women that this story offers? Consider the descriptions and actions of Tom's wife, the devil's treatment of Tom's wife, and the narrator's comments about women. Be sure to offer textual support for your claims.
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