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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. Which of the following does the devil say is the name he goes by in their area?
2. What does the countryman say he saw happen to Tom Walker?
3. The narrator says that it is possible that Tom's wife was lost in a slough. Where would this mean she was lost?
4. Tom Walker is described as meager and miserly. What kind of a person is he?
5. What is the first thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain with the devil?
Short Essay Questions
1. What things does the devil say he supervises on earth?
2. What is the implication of the conversation between the devil and Tom about the ownership of the swamp land?
3. What recent events lead to Tom's business being so successful?
4. How does Tom treat his horses, and what does this illustrate about his character?
5. How does Tom ultimately slip up and get captured by the devil?
6. What does Tom believe happened to his wife, and why, and how does he feel about it?
7. What are Tom Walker's first house and property like?
8. What does Tom's wife do as a result of his refusal to make a deal with the devil, and what is the outcome?
9. Describe the appearance of the devil in this story.
10. Who is the guardian of William Kidd's treasure, and why?
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
Write an essay in which you explore the casual racism of Irving's short story "The Devil and Daniel Walker." Describe the elements of the story that are racist and explain the irony in this racism, given the stand that Irving takes against the slave trade. Be sure to use quoted textual support for your claims.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you analyze the symbol of the Bible buried beneath the stack of mortgage papers; be sure to consider more than just this one moment in the story and think of how it speaks to something larger than just Tom's behavior. Be sure to offer textual support for your claims.
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