“The Devil and Tom Walker” Quiz
1. Tom is frightened when he first sees the devil. A. True. B. False.
2. The buried treasure that the Devil presided over was said to have come from: A. Blackbeard. B. Kidd C. Jack Sparrow
3. Until the Devil got a hold of Tom’s wife, Tom Walker and his wife had a loving marriage. A. True B. False.
4. On the day that Tom Walker meets the Devil, he kicks what? A. the Edge of a treasure chest. B. A tree with his name on it. C. A skull. D. A piece of apron that happened to be his wife’s.
5. Before Tom makes a deal with the Devil, the Devil gives him his signature, which is A. A burn in his hand. B. A burn on his forehead. C. A burned stick. D. A cloven skull.
6. When Tom Walker finds his wife’s checked apron tied to a tree, he discovers A. Three fingers inside. B. A heart. C. A skull D. A liver E. B and D.
7. Tom feels grateful to the devil for ridding him of his wife. A. True. B. False.
8. Tom Walker and the Devil agreed that Tom would deal in slave trading A. True. B. False.
9. As Tom grew older he became scared about his fate in the afterlife and became a notorious churchgoer. A. True. B. False.
10. The fact that Tom would take a Bible with him wherever he went to stave off the Devil, but then turn around and drive some usurious bargain is an example of irony. A. True. B. False.
11. When the Trustees were to go through all of Tom Walker’s money and property, they found: A. All his bonds and mortgages were reduced to cinders. B. In place of gold and silver, his iron chest was filled with chips and shavings. C. Two skeletons lay in his stable instead of his half-starved horses. D. All of the above. E. None of the above.