The Monkey's Paw

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

• Helps set a depressing mood.
• Helps set a sombre, mysterious mood.
• Helps set a happy, smelling-flowers mood.
• What is mood?

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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.

Using 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.

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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."

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

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

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.9-10.3

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?

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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…

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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"

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Mr. White's second wish, for his son to return, is included in which part of the plot?

• rising action
• climax
• conflict
• falling action

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