"The Monkey's Paw"/Irony

What is the theme as best presented below of "The Monkey's Paw?"

• Don't count your chickens before they have hatched.

• Be careful what you wish for it might just come true.

• Bad things come in threes.

• Never wish for things when you have enough.

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The setting of the tale of the monkey's paw was:

• In Europe, in a home, in the pouring rain.

• In Alabama, on a farm.

• In the home of the Morris family.

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The characters in "The Monkey's Paw" were:

• Sergeant Major, Morris, The Whites

• The mother, father, and son Herbert

• The mother and father(The Whites), Sergeant Major Morris, and Herbert

• Herbert, Morris, and Mr. White

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Who suffers the most from the curse of the monkey's paw?

• Herbert

• Mr. and Mrs. White

• Sergeant Major

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This type of irony is when we, the reader or watcher have more information about the character's circumstances than they do.

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

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This type of irony is when you expect one thing, but you get another or the exact opposite:

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• verbal irony

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This type of irony is when someone says something that means the opposite of reality.

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

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When Mr. White says he has more than he needs and doesn't want to wish for anything but wishes anyway, this represents what type of irony?

• dramatic

• situational

• verbal

• verbal and situational

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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The Whites think that the paw will bring happiness but it brings only curses. What type of irony is this?

• situational

• dramatic

• verbal

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The definition of irony is:

• A literary device in which reality is the opposite of what we expect.

• A literary device in which reality is exactly as we expect.

• A literary device where everyone wears opposite clothes.

• A literary device in which reality is very vague.

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