Aladdin rubbed the __________ in his hand, and made a wish.

The audience was __________ by the ballet dancers on stage; they could not keep their eyes off of them during the play.

During peer editing, Katharine noticed that Derek's main points in his argumentative essay were rather __________ as they were supported by unverifiable evidence.

Electronic store advertisers were accused of exploiting the _________ of teenagers.

Which word is spelled correctly?

Which word is spelled correctly?

Which of the following is the key detail that first helps you predict that Morris's story about monkey's paw may be true?

The effect of the first wish is foreshadowed when

He took something out of his pocket and held it out. Mrs. White drew back with a grimace, but her son, taking it, looked at it curiously.

“And what is there special about it?” inquired Mr. White as he took it from his son, and having examined it, placed it upon the table.                                                                                                       

“It had a spell put on it by an old fakir,” said the sergeant- major, “a very holy man. He wanted to show that fate ruled people’s lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow. He put a spell on it so that three separate men could each have three wishes from it.”

The sergeant-major’s manner was so impressive that the family members were conscious that their light laughter jarred  somewhat.                                                                                                      

“Well, why don’t you have three wishes, sir?” said Herbert White, cleverly.

The soldier regarded him in the way that middle age often regards presumptuous youth. “I have,” he said, quietly, and his blotchy face whitened.

“And did you really have the three wishes granted?” asked Mrs. White.

“I did,” said the sergeant-major, and his glass tapped against his strong teeth.                                  

“And has anybody else wished?” inquired the old lady.

“The first man had his three wishes, yes,” was the reply. “I don’t know what the first two were, but the third was for death. That’s how I got the paw.”

His tones were so grave that a hush fell upon the group.                                                               

“If you’ve had your three wishes, it’s no good to you now, then, Morris,” said the old man at last. “What do you keep it for?”

The soldier shook his head. “Just for amusement, I suppose,” he said, slowly. “I did have some idea of selling it, but I don’t think I will. It has caused enough trouble already. Besides, people won’t buy it. Most of them think it’s a fairy-tale, and those who do think anything of it want to try it first and pay me       64    afterwards.”

“If you could have another three wishes,” said the old man, watching him closely, “would you have them?”

“I don’t know,” said the other. “I don’t know.”

In “The Monkey’s Paw,” how do Sergeant Major Morris’s comments foreshadow the harm that the monkey’s paw will cause? Identify two remarks and explain how they are foreshadowing of events to happen later in the story.