Monkey's Paw (review)

A messenger from Maw & Meggins tells the Whites that they are receiving 200 pounds. This detail is important to the plot because

• it shows that Sergeant Morris knew that Herbert would die if Mr. White made a wish.
• it reveals that the monkey's paw granted Mr. White's wish in a horrible way.
• it resolves Mr. White's problem of needing to pay off his house.
• it creates a conflict between the Whites and Maw & Meggins.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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_{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

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The point of view of the story is

• first person.
• second person.
• third person omniscient.
• third person.

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At the end of the story, Herbert stops knocking at the door because

• he realizes he is dead and has to get back to the cemetery. 
• he feels bad for waking up his parents in the middle of the night. 
• he remembers he didn't bring the 200 pounds with him.
• his father makes a final wish for him to be dead.

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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?

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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