The Monkey's Paw

What game were Mr. White and his son playing at the beginning of the story?

• backgammon

• checkers

• poker

• chess

What is a fakir?

• a holy man

• a doctor

• a teacher

• a soldier

What was the third wish of the man who gave the paw to Sergeant Major Morris?

• death

• money

• fame

• 3 more wishes

What is Mr. White's first wish?

• 4 hands for his wife

• 200 pounds

• a new house

• to be an emperor

What happened when Mr. White made his wish?

• There was a knock at the door.

• The fire roared up.

• The paw moved.

• The rain and wind stopped.

How did Mr. and Mrs. White get the 200 pounds?

• They won a prize.

• Their son was killed in an accident at work.

• The postman brought them a refund check from a bill they overpaid.

• They were able to sell the paw.

What does Mrs. White want Mr. White to wish for?

• their son alive again

• to go back in time

• to be happy again

• to start a new life

"At the foot of the stairs the match went out, and he paused to strike another, and at the same moment a knock, so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible, sounded on the front door. " is an example of which literary device?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• suspense

• simile

What was Mr. White's third wish?

• to make his son healthy

• to make the knocking stop

• to return his son to the grave

• to go back in time

Who wrote "The Monkey's Paw"

• e.e. cummings

• Walt Whitman

• W.W. Jacobs

• Washington Irving