"The Monkey's Paw" and Vocabulary List #5 Practice

_________________________ to making a wish, the Whites were a happy family.

• subsequent

• prior

• appealing

• endure

The Whites questioned the ___________________________ of the paw; they didn’t think it could do any harm.

• appealing

• articulate

• validity

• endure

It is implied that the first owner’s wishes were so painful that he couldn’t ___________________________ anymore and wished for his own death.

• endure

• reluctant

• defiant

• articulate

The monkey’s paw was ___________________________ to the Whites despite Morris’s strong warning.

• articulate

• subsequent

• appealing

• defiant

Herbert had a ___________________________ attitude toward the paw; he didn’t believe in magic.

• articulate

• appealing

• reluctant

• defiant

___________________________ to making a wish, the paw twists in Mr. White’s hand and he was horrified.

• enduring

• reluctant

• prior

• subsequent

Sampson’s attitude is ___________________________ when he describes how their son died.

• solemn

• reluctant

• articulate

• defiant

It was difficult for Sampon to ___________________________ what was wrong because he was delivering tragic news about Herbert.

• appeal

• articulate

• endure

• catalyst

Mr. White’s wish for 200 pounds was the ___________________________ for Herbert’s death because all wishes were set to occur naturally.

• appeal

• subsequent

• endurance

• catalyst

Mr. White was ___________________________ to make another wish on the paw because he understood how much harm it already caused.

• enduring

• reluctant

• defiant

• catalyst