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10 Cards in this Set
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What does the Devil offer Tom Walker? |
Pirate Kids buried treasure (wealthy riches)` |
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Why does Tom at first refuses? |
He wanted to think about it. |
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What happens to Tom's wife? |
The Devil kills her and hung her organs so Tom could see what happened to her. |
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What do you learn about Tom, based in his reaction to the loss of his wife? |
He didn't care, he cared more about his passion for money. |
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What agreement does Tom Walker ultimately make with the Devil? |
He sells his soul to the Devil for the treasure and become a broker
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As the story progresses, why do you think Tom begins to go to church and carry a Bible with him at all times? |
Because he tried to keep the Devil away. |
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What does Tom do to cause the narrator to call him a "violent churchgoer"? |
He's praying and talking loudly in church/ |
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In what way is Tom' s approach to religion similar to his approach to financial dealings? |
He's violent toward his neighbors, he don;t care about them, he steals from them. |
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Would you have felt more sympathy for Tom is he, like the original faust, had sold his soul for knowledge instead of money? |
No, he shouldn't have sold his soul to the Devil for anything or any reason. |
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What do you think Washington Irving might say about the effects of greed on society? |
That it divides us and that is not a good thing to have desire to be avarice rather than chantable. |
