Prior to the 1500's, most people accepted the view that the planets within our solar system revolved around a. earth. b. the sun. c. each other. d. earth's moon.

Early in the story when tom finds an indian skull in the woods which he kicks in temper. the devil then makes his appearance and, as tom surveys him, he notices that the devil is neither "negro" nor "indian." in fact, he has a "swarthy" complexion and is "begrimed with soot."