Name: ___________________________________________ Period: ________ Date: ___________

The Devil and Tom Walker

pgs. 312-324
MARKING THE TEXT – Part 1 (pgs. 312-319)
Step 1: Directions: Find and Circle or Highlight the Words or Phrases that mean the following

 Line 13 – Doomed or  Line 67 – Charms Or Spells  Line 116 – Oppressing

Disastrous  Line 75 – Sad Souvenir Because Of Race
 Line 18 – Greedy  Line 81 – Confused  Line 125 – Not Scared Easily
 Line 19 – Planned  Line 84 - Dark & Broken-  Line 126 – Troublesome
 Line 30 – Request Down  Line 131 – Satisfied
 Line 34 – Attempted  Line 98 – Cut Through  Line 136 – Mess Around
 Line 37 – Celebrating  Line 105 – Robbing Ships At  Line 143 – Destroy Or Erase
 Line 45 – Motionless Sea

Step 2: Underline any Descriptions of Characters

Step 3: Mark ALL Examples of the following in the text

a. Imagery
b. Tone/Mood

GUIDE QUESTIONS – Part 1 (pgs. 312-319) - Answer the questions in complete sentences
1.) Where was the treasure that Kidd the Pirate buried? Who presided over it? (pg. 312)

2.) What was Tom Walker and his wife’s relationship like? (pg. 314)

3.) What is Tom Walker’s house like? (pg. 314)

4.) Where did Tom Walker stop to rest in the swamp on the way home? What did Tom Walker find as he was
resting? (pg. 314-315)

5.) Who approached Tom Walker as he was resting? What did he look like? (pg. 315)
Name: ___________________________________________ Period: ________ Date: ___________
6.) What do you think the tree’s that had the names on them represented? What was the stranger doing to them?
(pg. 317)

7.) Was Tom Walker scared or worried as he met the stranger? (pg. 317)

8.) What did the stranger tell Tom he could “put within his reach”? What was the “catch”? (pg. 317)

9.) How did the stranger prove he was who he said he was? (pg. 318)

FOLLOW UP QUESTION: Answer the following question in the bullet points below
What elements of the story so far represent the concepts of Gothic Romanticism and Macabre?
State at least 3 so far – think about the tone, images, characters, and setting of the story

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