What occurred after world war ii that inspired modernism?
a. influential writers became artistic mentors.
b. opportunities for artistic experimentation arose.
c. the economic boom led to new schools for artists.
d. artists shared a new interest in exhibiting their work.

You'll get a good answer if you post this in the History section :) I recommend just re-asking the question and posting it into the History section.

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.