The Monkey's Paw

The difference between Mr. White's attitude and Morris's attitude about the monkey's paw is that

• Mr. White shows no interest, but Morris is obsessed.
• Morris takes the matter seriously, but Mr. White questions the paw's power.
• Mr. White seems hostile toward the paw, but Morris reflects fondly on it.
• Morris keeps trying to change the topic, but Mr. White continues to ask about it.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Why does Mr. White wish for two hundred pounds?

• Morris tells Mr. White that wishing for money is sensible.
• Mr. White spends too much money paying Morris for the paw.
• Herbert suggests to his father that two hundred pounds will help pay off their house.
• Mrs. White complains about the state of Mr. White's clothes.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Mrs. White removes her apron and apologizes for her husbands's garments to the gentleman at the door because she

• feels embarrassed about the way in which her family lives compared to their neighbors.
• sees how well he is dressed and thinks that he might be connected with the two hundred pounds.
• admires him and decides to use her wish to have a higher status in society.
• knows he is from Maw and Meggins and does not want her sone to be embarrassed about his home life.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What mood do you find in the story when the Whites stop speaking to one another after Herbert's death?

• hopeless grief
• quiet thought
• hurtful anger
• silent blame

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The detail that helps you predict that Mrs. White will want to use the paw to wish for Herbert to return is when she

• pulls a chair across the floor to unlock the door
• asks Mr. White whether he destroyed the paw
• sits at the window and cries all night
• laughs at the thought of the paw

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

A grimace is

• depression in response to a death
• a token given away for a small fee.
• the suspicion of an elaborate story
• a facial expression of pain of disgust

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Peril means

• warning
• evil
• accident
• danger

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does credulity mean?

• the feeling of giving in to another
• a disposition to believe too readily
• the manner of reacting to a shock
• an honor received for years of work

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

To believe in fate means that you believe in

• a power that determines the course of events
• the ability of the dead to live again
• a way to make others follow your rules
• the power of a token to grant wishes

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What does compensation mean?

• a verbal promise to pay over a period of time
• something, such as work, one does to pay bills
• the exchange of goods in barter and trade deals
• something, such as money, received as a payment

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4