Mr. short's fingers were like
the makes even the ignorant wise.
the tailor's wide believe mrs. tall married for
the tailor's wife wants to find a new for mr. short.

1. Mr. Short's fingers were like ___.
a) ping-pong balls b) little meatballs c) glazed marbles d) light bulbs
MY ANSWER: B.) LITTLE MEATBALLS

2. The ___ makes even the ignorant wise.
a) struggle in meeting b) thirst for knowledge c) ferreting of secrets d) raking of one's brain
MY ANSWER: C) FERRETING OF SECRETS

3. The tailor's wife believes Mrs. Tall married for ___.
a) love b) children c) money d) honor
MY ANSWER: C) MONEY

4. The tailor's wife wants to find a new ___ for Mr. Short.
a) flat b) job c) basket d) wife
MY ANSWER: D.) WIFE

The answer is most likely d

The answer is "he was bad enough in all conscience, but the devil himself could not temp him to turn slave-trader. satirical is a synonym for sarcastic. so when the author says that tom walker could not be tempted by the devil he does not literally mean "the devil" but he means that he is too morally upright to become a slave-trader.