The Monkey's Paw Anticipation

Define SUSPENSE

• the feeling of anticipation where the reader wants to know what will happen next

• a reference to something in literature or history

• an extreme exaggeration

• imitation of the word by its spelling

What literary device was used in the following example, "The last person who used the monkey’s paw wished for death for their third wish."

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• foreshadowing

• imagery

What literary device was used in the following example, “'You make three wishes,' he said. ‘Sounds like the Arabian Nights,’ said Mrs White….”

• imagery

• repetition

• foreshadowing

• allusion

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.

How does the White family first react to the sight of the monkey’s paw?

• Mr. White and Herbert are interested, but Mrs. White is disgusted.

• Mr. and Mrs. White are interested, but Herbert is suspicious.

• Mrs. White is surprised, but Herbert and Mr. White are irritated.

• Mrs. White and Herbert are uninterested, but Mr. White is enthusiastic.

The difference between Mr. White’s attitude and Morris’s attitude about the monkey’s paw is

• Morris is serious, but Mr. White questions the paw’s power

• Mr. White isn't interest, but Morris is obsessed with it.

• Mr. White is hostile toward the paw; Morris is fond of it.

• Morris tries to change the topic, but Mr. White keeps asking

What detail foreshadows, or hints, that Morris’s story about the monkey’s paw may be true?

• Mr. White feels the paw move.

• Herbert beats Mr. White at chess.

• Morris tells stories about his life in India.

• Mr. White says he has all he really wants.

The author best creates suspense with which of the following sentences?

• “It looks like just an ordinary little paw all dried up.”

• “Did you live in India a long time, Sergeant Major?”

• “He was caught in the machinery.”

• “It moved! When I wished, it twisted in my hand, like a snake.”

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.

Which is a theme of the play?

• Mr. White should never have used the monkey's paw.

• Mr. White's wish for 200 pounds led to Herbert's death.

• Never trust a monkey.

• It is dangerous to interfere with fate.