Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz on Washington Irving’s short story “The Devil and Tom Walker.” The assessment may double as a guided reading handout to facilitate active engagement with fiction. An answer key and copy of the public domain narrative are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
- The backstory of Kidd
- Setting
- Ominous discoveries
- The nickname of the devil
- Physical characteristics of the devil
- Tom’s observation about the trees around him
- The devil’s parting act
- The wife’s reaction to Tom’s interaction with the devil
- What the wife takes with her out of the house
- Negotiations between the devil and Tom
- Tom’s agreement with the devil
- Tom’s living conditions
- How Tom changes as he ages
- An important possession
- Rumors about Tom
- Tom’s seemingly fatal mistake
- The public’s reaction to Tom’s apparent fate
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