Suspense and Horror

If Mr. White had listened to the Sergeant, how might the outcome been different?

• Herbert would still be alive.

• The monkey's paw would be in a museum.

• They would have eaten pancakes for breakfast.

• Mrs. White would be working for Maw and Meggins.

The definition of foreshadowing is...

• the author hinting at something that happened in the past.

• the author showing the point of view through characterization.

• the author hinting at something that will happen later.

• the author hinting at a character's motivation.

Why does it take Herbert so long to get to the house?

• He stopped for a burger at In n' Out.

• He had to walk from the cemetery. 

• His legs were broken in the accident.

• He forgot the address of the house.

Which is a theme of the play?

• Mr. White should never have used the monkey's paw.

• Mr. White's wish for 200 pounds led to Herbert's death.

• Never trust a monkey.

• It is dangerous to interfere with fate.

When the messenger comes to the home of the Whites, he seems uncomfortable.  Why is acting this way?

• He is nervous about telling the Whites that Herbert was killed.

• He is afraid of the monkey's paw.

• He is tired from walking from the cemetery and wants to sit down.

• He finds the Whites' house too warm.

In "The Monkey's Paw," why does Sergeant Major Morris grow pale when the Whites ask him about his three wishes on the monkey's paw?

• The idea of magic frightens him.

• He is trying not to laugh as he fools his friends.

• He is remembering the horrible effects of his wishes.

• He is ashamed of believing in the monkey's paw.

In "The Monkey's Paw," which detail foreshadows the effect of Mr. White's first wish?

• There is a crashing sound from the piano, which Herbert is playing.

• Mr. White faints after the monkey's paw moves in his hand.

• Herbert urges his father to wish to be an emperor.

• Mr. White loses the chess game to his son.

What does the man from Maw and Meggins bring to Mr. and Mrs. White in "The Monkey's Paw"?

• the body of their son

• two hundred pounds

• a monkey's paw

• a bill

In "The Monkey's Paw," what fact about Mrs. White helps you predict what the second wish will be?

• She is a loving mother who is saddened by her son's death.

• She does not believe Herbert is actually dead.

• She does not believe in the magic of the monkey's paw.

• She is very angry at Sergeant Morris.

_{In "The Monkey's Paw," what is outside the door after Mr. White's second wish?}

• the man from Maw and Meggins

• Herbert, back from the dead

• Sergeant Morris

• the monkey looking for his missing paw