LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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Question
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She got lost in the forest.
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She had eloped with the household booty.
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The devil dealt with her his way and he was triumphant.
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She sank into a pit or slough.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Tom’s wife meets a miserable end in the story “The Devil and Tom Walker.” Upon learning of the treasure hidden near their home, Tom’s wife attempts to make a deal with the devil herself. However, it seems that they got into an argument that concluded with the devil killing Tom’s wife.
Detailed explanation-2: -What happens to Tom’s wife? She decides to go and make a deal with the devil herself. She gets killed and her organs and hair is left. What business does Tom go into?
Detailed explanation-3: -Tom tells his wife about the deal that Old Scratch offered. The wife wants Tom to take the deal, but he refuses. They argue, and the wife decides she will make the deal. She takes their silver “and every portable article of value” in her apron and is never heard from again.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The deal Tom Walker makes with the devil is Tom will receive Kidd the Pirate’s treasure in exchange for his soul (although the exchange of his soul his not explicitly stated in the story, it is implied).