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16 Cards in this Set
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What was the setting?
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near Boston, Massachusetts in 1727
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Which of the characters was greedy, miserly, foolish, and hypocrite?
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Tom Walker
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Which of the characters was greedy, strong, and violent?
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Mrs. Walker
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Which of the characters was persuasive, powerful, cruel, evil, and sneaky?
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the Devil
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What was the main CONFLICT in the story?
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man vs man
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What was the CLIMAX?
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when the Devil took Tom in a thunderstorm
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What did the heart and liver symbolize in the story?
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love and purity
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What did the trees and firewood symbolize in the story?
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lost souls (people who have sold their souls to the Devil)
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What did the swamp symbolize in the story?
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life
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What did the Kidd's treasure symbolize in the story?
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the Devil's temptation
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What was the theme?
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Don't stoop to underhanded tactics to get ahead.
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What bargain did Tom make with the devil?
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Tom sold his soul to the devil in exchange for Kidd the pirate's buried treasure. Tom had to be employed in the devil's service, and Tom chose to become a money-lender, "cheating people out of their money and charging them outrageous interest".
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What is Romanticism?
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a style of writing that shows life ideally - as we would like it to be (seeing the world through rose-colored glasses)
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Romantic stories make use of what?
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the supernatural (ghosts and the devil)
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What is a major topic In Romantic stories?
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death (not love)
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Romantic works express a what?
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moral or a lesson
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