what was buried under one of the trees in the inlet?
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great amount of treasure buried by Kidd the pirate
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what year did the story take place?
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1727
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where did the devil live or hang around?
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by Kidd the pirate's treasure, protected it.
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how did Tom and his wife get along?
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badly- cheated on eachother, fights- verbal and physical
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where Tom was taking his short cut, where was he walking on?
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one of the strongholds of the Indians during their wars with the first colonist, haunted because they held incantations there and held sacrifices to the evil spirit
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what did the devil look like?
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great black man- neither negro or Indian, begrimed with soot. black hair and an axe on his shoulder. red eyes.
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who did the grounds (Indian- in the forest) belong to?
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Deacon Peabody
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what did all the trees in the forest have on them?
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the name of a man of the colony and scored by an axe
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what does the devil go by (names)?
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wild huntsman, black miner, black woodsmen <- in this neighborhood. old scratch (what Tom calls him)
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was Tom afraid to see the devil?
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no
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what is the devil's signature?
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black print of a finger burnt on Tom's forehead.
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what tree's name did Tom sit on and that he later learned the man had died of a sudden death?
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absalom crowninshield
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did tom's wife want to bargain with the devil for the gold? did Tom? why?
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yes...greedy. no... didn't want to agree with his wife.
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what did Tom's wife decided to do about the gold?
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Bargain with the devil herself- brought her apron full of silver teapots and spoons and other items of value.
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what was in the tree with the apron?
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a vulture
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what was inside the apron that was hanging on the tree?
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the wife's liver and heart
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why was Tom happy to see the apron?
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so he would get his household valuables back
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what did the devil try to deal with Tom after his wife died? did Tom agree?
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give him the gold so he will use it in black traffic- slave trader. no.
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what was the devil's 2nd deal?
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turn into as usurer- person who lends large amts of money with lots of interest so the ppl won't ever be able to pay it back and they lose their homes
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as Tom became old what did he realize? what did he do because of this?
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his bargain with the devil has sold his soul and he will go to hell. he wanted to ward off the devil by becoming a violent church-goer, and carrying a bible with him.
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what does Tom say when he gets annoyed with the land jobber he is working with?
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devil take me of I have made a farthing!
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what happens to Tom at the end of the book?
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the devil came and put him on the back of his horse, and galloped into a thunderstorm. all his bonds and mortgages were in cinders, his gold and silver was filled with chips and shavings, 2 skeletons lay in place of his horses and his house caught on fire and burnt... everything he had was gone.
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