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Tom Walker

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What kind of customers did Tom attract? the desperate
What is Tom's life like after he gets the money from the black man? wealthy, full of regret
What does Tom finally agree to do with the money, if the black man allows him to have it? He agrees to become a userer.
What does the answer to question #25 reveal about Tom's character?And what does this reveal about the author, Washington Irving's views? He has a bit of a conscionce, Washington Irving agrees.
The black man insists that if he allows Tom to have the money, he should do a certain thing with it- Tom refuses to do this thing. What is it? He refuses to fit out a slave ship.
What is the "condition which need not be mentioned, being generally understood in all cases where the decil grants favors" mentioned by the narrarator. The money found by his means should be employed in his service.
When Tom returned to the swamp to talk to the black man, what was the black man's attitude? The black man was demanding Tom was accepting and obedient.
What did Tom eventually do to anyone who he loaned money to? left them dry as a sponge
What things did Tom Walker do to show off his new fortune? a new carraige
What happened to Tom as he began to grow old and thoughtful? He was anxious about what awaits him in the afterlife, he regrets making the deal with the black man.
Why did Tom always carry a Bible in his coat pocket? He always carried a Bible in his coat pocket so that the devil wouldn't take him.
What fateful lines did Tom utter which brought the end of his life? He said, "The devil take me if I have made a farthing."
Describe how the black man took Tom away. He whisked him like a child into the saddle and galloped away in the midst of a thunderstorm. He took him away very suddenly and dramatically.
What happened to Tom's money, horses, and house in the end? His horses starved, and his house burned.
Whom does the narrator address directly in the last paragraph? The narrator addresses the reader.
What seems to be the lesson that this story is teaching? Don't make deals with the devil?
After finishing the story, what tone do you think prevails- is it comic, frightening, sarcastic, bitter, or something else? Use examples from the story to support your answer. Frightening, bitter, his reaction to his wife's disappearence is an example of this, along with his deal with the devil.
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