The Monkey Paw

What does grimace mean?​

• A facial expression of happiness​

• A facial expression of sadness

• To smile

• A facial expression of disgust​

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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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The definition of foreshadowing is...

• the author hinting at something that happened in the past.
• the author showing the point of view through characterization.
• the author hinting at something that will happen later.
• the author hinting at a character's motivation.

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Why does it take Herbert so long to get to the house?

• Zombies don't walk fast

• 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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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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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," 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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What is the dramatic IRONY in Mr. White's wish for $200?

• He received twice the amount her wished for.
• He gets the money, but he pays a terrible price because his son died.
• Instead of money, he is given a new house 
• He never wished for $200. It was Herbert who wanted the money.

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What was the fate of the man who owned the monkey's paw before the Sergeant?

• He became a famous magician.
• He died.
• He works for Maw & Meggins.
• He became a monkey trainer for the circus.

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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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