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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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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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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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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What is Herbert’s attitude toward the monkey’s paw?

• A.  He thinks it is amusing but doesn’t believe it has magical powers.
• B.  He is sure that it will grant his father’s wish for two hundred pounds.
• C.  He fears that it will bring bad luck to his family.
• D.  He thinks it is disgusting and wishes his father would throw it away.

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Why did the old Indian man originally put a spell on the monkey's paw?

• He wanted to show that people should not interfere with fate.
• He wanted to generate wealth for his family.He wanted revenge on a person who had wronged him.
• He wanted to generate wealth for his family.
• He didn't-the spell was a fake.

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What were Mr. White and his son doing while waiting for the sergeant-major to arrive?

• Having an argument
• Playing chess
• Fixing the roof of their cottage
• Looking at the monkey's paw

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The sergeant-major tricked the Whites into accepting the monkey's paw.

• False
• True

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What happened as a result of the first wish?

• A new pipe appeared on the mantle.
• His son was crushed to death at work and Mr. White received a settlement.
• His wife died and was therefore "cured of her illness".
• Two hundred pounds were found in his mailbox.

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What can the reader infer was Mr. White's third wish?

• That his son would come back to them healthy.
• That he had never made a first wish.
• That he had never met Sergeant-Major Morris.
• That his son would go back to the grave.

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