Midterm - The Devil and Tom Walker Flashcards
T/F - In Irving’s, “The Devil & Tom Walker,” the setting is first described realistically and then supernatural elements are added
True
T/F - The description of the “tall trees” calls to mid the words “tall sinner”
True
T/F - The characters of Tom Walker and his wife are stereotypes that we call flat characters
True
T/F - Tome became a violent churchgoer because he was truly converted from his wicked ways
False
T/F - The plot of the short story is: a man sells his soul to the devil
True
T/F - The “tall sinners” in the Tom Walker story are doomed men who became wealthy through their work in the establishment of orphanages
False
T/F - The theme for the story is: You can’t beat the devil at his own game
True
T/F - Our territory expanded all the way to Cali
True
T/F - This period is called the Golden Age Of Am Lit because our authors initiated the development of a uniquely Am style or voice.
True
T/F - the east was connected to the midwest by the construction of the Cumberland Road
True
T/F - The first black newspaper, The Underground Journal, was published during this time period
False
T/F - As a result of such fast and tremendous growth, the US experienced an increase in problems such as slavery, poverty, lack of food, and exploitation
True
T/F - The fireside poets were Longfellow, Lowell, Whittier, and Cooper
False
T/F -During 1800-1870, there was an increase in pop in the US
true
T/F - Thousands more acres of cotton could be cultivated because of Eli Whitney’s invention of the sewing machine
False
T/F - The Erie Canal was constructed to connect the Hudson River to Lake Erie
True
T/F - During this time period, there was an increase in wealth in Am due to the increase in shipping, trade, manufacturing, and architectural design
False
The opening descriptions of the forest suggest that what Tom will find there will be
A. hot-tempered and vengeful
B. treacherous and maligant
C. dull and depressing
B
A main lesson of this story is that
A. great wealth produces happiness
B. prayer can ease all past sins
C. greed and mean-spiritedness leas to misery
C
Tom’s wife is a stereotype of
A. a nagging, shrewish wife
B. a woman of misery
C. a town gossip
A
What is the significance of Tom’s finding most of the tall trees in the forest each “marked with the name of some great man of the colony”?
A. Carved onto the trees in the Devil’s forest are the names of those who made a deal with him
B. The men had carved their own names on the trees to ensure their frame
C. Landowners carved their names on trees on their property
A
What is the one condition which need not be mentioned, being generally understood in all cases where a Devil grants favors
A. the Devil is guiding all Tom’s thoughts
B. Tom’s giving his soul to the Devil
C. Tom’s promising to become an urser
B
Which of these details most clearly suggest that the figure Tom meets is the devil?
A. He is powerfully built and is holding an ax
B. His eyes are red and he is covered in soot
C. He wears rude, half-Indian garb and is sitting on a tree stump
B
What seems to be Tom’s prime motivation in agreeing in the Devil’s terms?
A. greed
B. the desire to spite his wife
C. the desire to win the respect of the community
A
