LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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He leaped with joy; for he recognized his wife’s apron, “Let us get hold of the property.” and we will endeavor to do without the woman.”
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He leaped with joy; for he recognized his wife’s apron, “Let us get hold of the property.” and we will search for the woman.”
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He leaped with anger; for he recognized his wife’s apron, “Let us get hold of the property.” and we will take revenge for woman.”
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -"’Let us get hold of that property, ’ said he consolingly to himself, ‘and we will endeavor to do without the woman. ‘” He worries about his property more than about his wife. He wants the devil to run off with his wife and return his property.
Detailed explanation-2: -He found a bundle tied up in the tree. It was her apron. He thought their valuables would be tied up in it. but inside the apron was a heart and liver.
Detailed explanation-3: -When Tom searches for his wife and property, all he finds is her apron holding her heart and liver, tied to a tree. Tom Walker agrees to Old Scratch’s deal, as he considered his abusive wife’s death a good thing.
Detailed explanation-4: -Tom found his wife’s apron hanging in the branches of a tree near the Indian fort, with only a heart and liver tied up in it. According to tufts of hair and footprints at the scene, it seems she’d at least put up a fight against Old Scratch.