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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. By what name does Tom call the devil?
2. According to the narrator, why does Tom not immediately agree to the devil's bargain?
3. What is Tom doing at the office on his last day?
4. What is the second thing that Tom does in an attempt to escape his bargain?
5. Where does Tom open his business?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Tom believe happened to his wife, and why, and how does he feel about it?
2. What kind of a person is Tom Walker's wife?
3. What does Tom find in the mud of the swamp, and why does the narrator describe it as a memento?
4. Describe the setting where Tom meets the devil.
5. What are some of the details of the plants and animals in the swamp, and what do they signify?
6. What do Tom and the devil negotiate about before striking a bargain, and what is the bargain they strike?
7. What are Tom Walker's first house and property like?
8. How does Tom ultimately slip up and get captured by the devil?
9. What two reasons does the narrator give for Tom's fearlessness in the swamp and upon meeting the devil?
10. What does Tom's wife do as a result of his refusal to make a deal with the devil, and what is the outcome?
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 is the function of having Tom's wealth reduced to nothing at the end of the story? Write an essay in which you take a position on the meaning of this choice--be sure to consider the exact ways in which is wealth is destroyed as you develop your claim, and be sure to offer textual support for your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
As the story progresses, Tom becomes more like the devil. Write an essay in which you explore the idea that as he does the devil's work on earth, Tom takes on characteristics of the devil. Be sure to offer textual support for your claims.
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