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AVOIDING THE DEVIL
THE DEAL
CHARACTERS
POTPOURRI
VOCABULARY
100
A violent church goer
What does Tom become and where does he start to go as he starts to feel guilty about his deal with the Devil?
100
Kidd the Pirates' lost treasure
What is promised to Tom Walker in exchange for his soul?
100
Takes a shortcut in the woods on the way home
Who is Tom Walker?
100
He presses his finger on Tom's forehead, producing a black fingerprint Tom cannot erase.
What does the Devil do to prove his identity to Tom?
100
moneylenders who charge very high interest
What is a usurer?
200
He burys his horse upside down.
What act does Tom do that shows he is crackbrained because he wants to be prepared when the world is coming to an end?
200
He will become a usurer
What does Tom agree to do in order to get the treasure?
200
The people of Boston are experiencing hard times so they flock to Tom to borrow money or purchase land.
What is the common problem in the community that makes it easier for Tom to make money off of his customers?
200
To obtain by threat or violence
What is extort?
300
He tries to back away from the door
What does Tom do when the Devil appears at his door to take him away?
300
To strike her own deal with the devil
Why does Tom's wife go into the woods?
300
Described as loud and termagent.
How is Tom Walker's wife described?
300
He is skeptical and doesn't want to please his wife.
Why doesn't Tom want to strike a deal with the devil after their first visit?
300
Greed
What is avarice?
400
Keeps a small bible in his coat and a larger one on his desk.
What does Tom do to try to guard against begin taken by the Devil?
400
All the portable valuables of the household.
What does Tom's wife take into the woods to seal her own deal with the Devil?
400
Deacon Peabody
Whose property did Tom think he was on when he stopped at the Old Indian Fort? What was the name on one of the trees that was nearly hewn through?
400
They are reduced to chips and shavings.
What happens to Tom's wealth at the end of the story?
400
Boastful display
What is ostentation?
500
"The Devil take me if I've made a farthing off of you!"
What is the statement Tom makes that summons the devil?
500
The loss of his valuables
Which loss is Tom more upset about?
500
Absalom Crowninshield
What is the name that was scored on the tree stump that Tom was resting on in the woods when he met Old Scratch.
500
They men are marked to burn in hell just as the trees are.
What is the connection between the trees and the men whose names are on them?
500
Stinginess
What is parsimony?