The Monkey's Paw

What is the setting of the story?

• India, around 1880

• a London flat, 1920s

• a country farmhouse in rural New York during the Edwardian Period

• a house in rural England in the early 1900s

• a castle in the German Black Forest

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How did Sergeant-Major Morris obtain the monkey's paw?

• at a carnival in Surry

• from a fakir in India

• from a gypsy in the marketplace

• from a monkey

• from another man who had used his three wishes

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Sergeant-Major Morris suggests to the Whites that the monkey's paw brings

• grief.

• happiness.

• good luck.

• contentment.

• money.

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What did the monkey's paw mostly likely bring to Sergeant-Major Morris?

• great joy

• many riches

• peace and harmony

• great sadness

• Pokemon

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What is Herbert White's attitude about the monkey's paw?

• He wants to destroy it immediately.

• He wants to sell it.

• He is doubtful that it will work and makes jokes about it.

• He is afraid of it.

• He believes it will work and can't wait to try it.

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With his first wish, Mr. White wishes for

• his son's life.

• 200 pounds.

• cash tied up in a big bag.

• a new home closer to town.

• a wife who doesn't nag him.

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Herbert is killed when he

• tries to steal 200 pounds.

• caught in a terrible storm.

• travels to India.

• is bitten by a rabid monkey.

• is caught in the machinery at work.

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What describes the mood of the story? (the way the author wants you to feel when you read it)

• cheerful

• comical

• suspenseful

• festive

• romantic

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Mrs. White demands that her husband use the second wish to

• get 200 pounds.

• get revenge on the sergeant-major.

• bring back their son.

• ensure their son remains dead.

• get a new house.

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Near the end of the story, Mr. White is afraid that his son will

• refuse to die.

• hate him for what has happened.

• try to harm him and his wife.

• demand payment of 200 pounds.

• have a terrifying appearance.

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