"The Monkey's Paw" Comprehension

How does the setting at the beginning set the mood for the story?

• Helps set a depressing mood.

• Helps set a solemn and mysterious mood.

• Helps set a happy, smelling-flowers mood.

• What is mood?

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which event in "The Monkey's Paw" signals the resolution of the story?

• Sergeant Major Morris visits the Whites.

• Mr. White makes his second wish on the paw.

• Mr. White searches for the monkey's paw to make a third wish.

• There was no one at the door when Mr. White looks out.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.3

Make and inference: Why did Sgt. Morris decide not to sell the paw?

• He wanted to keep all the wishes for himself.

• If he sold the paw, he'd be cursed.

• The paw was a gift from his great-grandfather.

• The paw was evil.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What was special about the paw?

• The paw granted unlimited wishes.

• The paw granted 3 wishes.

• The paw was a valuable artifact.

• The paw belonged to a famous king.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What evidence from the text foreshadows that the paw was evil?

• "If you keep it, don't blame me for what happens."

• "Why, we're going to be rich, and famous, and happy."

• "I expect you'll find the cash tied up in a big bag in the middle of your bed."

• "His mother laughed, and following him to the door, watched him down the road."

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is not part of the exposition?

• finding out where the story takes place

• meeting Mr. White, Mrs. White, and Herbert

• finding out where the monkey's paw came from

• Mr. White receiving two hundred pounds

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.2.2

What is the mood of the story when when the Whites stop speaking to one another after Herbert's death?

• hopeless grief

• quiet thought

• hurtful anger

• silent blame

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which question best represents the conflict that the characters confront in "The Monkey's Paw"?

• Should Mr. White risk using the monkey's paw to make a wish?

• Will Mr. White be able to pay the mortgage on his home?

• Can the monkey's paw be saved from destruction in the fire?

• Is Sergeant-Major Morris going to cast a spell on the White family?

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

Which piece of textual evidence from the beginning of the story foreshadows the end?

• "What was that you started telling me the other day about a monkey's paw or something, Morris?"

• "If you don't want it, Morris," said the other, "give it to me."

• "I threw it on the fire. If you keep it, don't blame me for what happens. Pitch it on the fire again like a sensible man."

• "I wish for two hundred pounds," said the old man distinctly…

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which line spoken by Herbert best foreshadows what will happen to him?

• "I don't see the money . . . and I bet I never will."

• "We're going to be rich and famous"

• "If you only cleared the house, you'd be happy"

• "I expect to find the cash in a big bag"

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4