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 Captain Kidd, a pirate who hid his treasures, died in…

         - 1701

         - 1702

         - 1703

 

 Legend says that he hid one of his treasure near Boston, Massachussets…

         - at the bottom of a river

         - under a tree

         - in a cave

 

 The story of Tom Walker starts…

         - 25 years after Captain Kidd’s death

         - 26 years after Captain Kidd’s death

         - 27 years after Captain Kidd’s death

 

 Tom Walker and his wife love, more than anything…

         - each other

         - legends

         - money

 

 One day, while digging for the treasure, Tom Walker finds…

         - a map sowing where the treasure is

         - the head of a skeleton with an ax in it

         - the coffin of Captain Kidd

 

As he finds it, a giant Indian appears at the top of the tree. He claims that this is his land, whereas Tom Walker says this land belongs to…

         - him

         - Mr Crowninshield

         - Mr Peabody

 

 He then notices that names are carved on every tree around him. He dug under the tree bearing the name…

         - Tom Walker

         - Absalon Crowninshield

         - Matthew Peabody

 

The Giant, who Walker identifies as being the Devil, offers him to help him find the treasure against some demands. Tom Walker asks for some time to think, and when he tells his wife, she…

         - thinks he should do whatever the Devil wants him to do

         - suggests to trick the Devil

         - forbids her husband to speak to the Devil again

 

 Tom Walker’s wife decides to go see the Devil herself, but doesn’t come back. When, after 2 days, Walker decides to go after her, he only finds…

         - her heart

         - her dress

         - her skull

 

 How does Tom Walker react to the disappearance of his wife ?

         - He is miserable and wants to never see the Devil again

         - He is angry and wants to kill the Devil

         - He is happy and wants to thank the Devil

 

 When Tom Walker and the Devil finally meet again, the Devil first asks him to sell his soul when he dies and become…

         - an arsonist

         - a slave trader

         - a murderer

 

 

But Walker refuses. So the Devil second offer is for him to become…

         - a money lender

         - a politician

         - a lawyer

 

 True or false ?

 Tom Walker then grows old and rich. As he is approaching his death…

         - he is looking forward to selling his soul to the Devil True / False

         - he becomes a very religious man True / False

The Devil comes for him…

         - while Walker is at church True / False

         - on a black horse True / False

         - and turns everything Walker owned into ashes True / False