The Monkey's Paw

The use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story is called--

• foreshadowing.
• a parallel episode.
• suspense.
• irony.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The uncertainty or anxiety that a reader feels about what will happen next in a story is called--

• foreshadowing.
• mood.
• a parallel episode.
• suspense.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

A contrast between expectation and reality is called--

• foreshadowing.
• irony.
• mood.
• suspense.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

At the beginning of the story, the Whites--

• are generally happy
• are generally sad
• are generally nervous
• are generally grumpy

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which statement best describes the sergeant major’s attitude toward the monkey’s paw?

• He doesn’t believe the paw can grant wishes.
• He plans to sell the monkey’s paw to make money.
• He believes the monkey’s paw can cause harm to those who use it.
• He believes the monkey’s paw is worthless and should be thrown away.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Who or what is the antagonist in the story?

• Sergeant Major Morris
• Herbert White
• the monkey's paw
• the storm outside

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

“Sounds like The Arabian Nights,” Said Mrs. White . . . (94). Is an example of what literary device?

• Allusion
• Idiom
• Simile
• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

The author best creates suspense with which of the following sentences?

• “It looks like just an ordinary little paw all dried up.”
• “Did you live in India a long time, Sergeant Major?”
• “He was caught in the machinery.”
• “It moved! When I wished, it twisted in my hand, like a snake.”

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

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."

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

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…

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4