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The Monkey's Paw: ENL Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The story "The Monkey's Paw" is written by which author?

a)

Author

b)

Charles Dickens

c)

W.W. Jacobs

d)

Joe Hayes

2.

Hesitated means...

a)
To act quickly and decisively
b)
To feel confident and sure
c)
To speak without hesitation
d)
To pause or hold back in uncertainty or doubt
3.

Cozy means...

a)
noisy and chaotic
b)
uncomfortable and cold
c)
comfortable and warm
d)
spacious and airy
4.

Eagerly means...

a)
Calm or relaxed
b)
Bored or uninterested
c)
Anxious or worried
d)
Excited or enthusiastic
5.

What element of the story does "On a cold and wet night, at Laburnam Villa" represent?

a)

Author

b)

Title

c)

Setting

d)

Conflict

e)

Foreshadowing

6.

What literary element is represented by "Morris also mentioned a monkey's paw with magical powers - granting three wishes but with severe consequences"?

a)

Author

b)

Title

c)

Setting

d)

Conflict

e)

Foreshadowing

7.

Herbert died as a result of Mr. White's wish. What literary element does this represent?

a)

Author

b)

Title

c)

Setting

d)

Conflict

e)

Foreshadowing

8.

Mr. and Mrs. White were ________ for Herbert's death with $200.00.

a)
Compensated
b)

joked

c)

laughed

d)

buried

9.

Before Mr. White uses the paw he was warned of the consequences.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What happened when Mr. White made his first wish?

a)

The paw moved in his hand

b)

He immediately received $200

c)

Mrs. White died

d)

There was a storm outside

11.

What does Mrs. White want Mr. White’s second wish to be?

a)

$200

b)

to wish Herbert alive again

c)

to wish Herbert dead

12.

Mr. White thinks the second wish is a good idea.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is outside the door after Mr. White’s second wish?

a)

the man from Maw and Meggins

b)

Herbert, back from the dead

c)

Sergeant Morris

d)

the monkey looking for his missing paw

14.

What is Mr. White’s third wish?

a)

$200

b)

to wish Herbert alive again

c)

to wish Herbert dead

d)

All of these

15.

At the end of the story, Herbert stops knocking at the door because...

a)

he realizes he is dead and has to get back to the cemetery

b)

he feels bad for waking up his parents in the middle of the night

c)

his father makes a final wish for him to be dead

d)

it is not Herbert at the door, it is Morris

16.

The monkey’s paw symbolizes...

a)

People’s greed

b)

Animal Cruelty

c)

Honesty

d)

Revenge

17.

What genre is “The Monkey’s Paw”?

a)

Romance

b)

Comedy

c)

Horror

d)

Science Fiction

18.

What is the climax of a story?

a)
The climax is the least important part of the story.
b)
The climax is the resolution of the story.
c)
The climax is the beginning of the story.
d)

The climax is the most intense moment in the plot

19.

Herbert died as a result of Mr. White's wish. Which literary element does this example represent?

a)

Author

b)

Title

c)

Setting

d)

Conflict

e)

Foreshadowing

20.

"The Monkey's Paw" is an example of which literary element?

a)

Author

b)

Title

c)

Setting

d)

Conflict

e)

Foreshadowing

21.

On a cold and wet night, at Laburnam Villa. Which literary element does this example represent?

a)

Author

b)

Title

c)

Setting

d)

Conflict

e)

Foreshadowing

22.

W.W. Jacobs is an example of which literary element?

a)

Author

b)

Title

c)

Setting

d)

Conflict

e)

Foreshadowing

23.

Morris also mentioned a monkey's paw with magical powers - granting three wishes with severe consequences. Which literary element does this example represent?

a)

Author

b)

Title

c)

Setting

d)

Conflict

e)

Foreshadowing

24.

Which vocabulary word fits the blank?

Robing a store can be very ____. The theif takes the chance of getting arrested or killed.

a)
Risky
b)

joked

c)

eagerly

d)

cozy

25.

Which vocabulary word fits the blank? No one lived near the White family. They had no ____.

a)

Wishes

b)

neighbors

c)

hesitated

d)

buried

26.

Which vocabulary word fits the blank?

Mr. and Mrs. White were ____ for Herbert's death with $200.00.

a)
Compensated
b)

Risky

c)

Eagerly

d)

brought

27.

Which vocabulary word fits the blank?

I would really want money, a mansion, and a new car, if I had three ____.

a)

compensated

b)

neighbors

c)

wishes

d)

cozy

28.

What is the climax in the story "The Monkey's Paw"?

a)

When Mr. White wishes for $200

b)

When Herbert knocks on the door

c)

When they bury Herbert

d)

When Morris throws the paw in the fire

29.

Before Mr. White uses the wish, he was warned of the consequences.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What happened when Mr. White made his first wish?

a)

The paw moved in his hand

b)

He immediately received $200

c)

Mrs. White died

d)

There was a storm outside

31.

What does Mrs. White want Mr. White's second wish to be?

a)

$200

b)

to wish Herbert alive again

c)

to wish Herbert dead

32.

Mr. White thinks the second wish is a good idea.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What is outside the door after Mr. White's second wish?

a)

the man from Maw and Meggins

b)

Herbert, back from the dead

c)

Sergeant Morris

d)

the monkey looking for his missing paw

34.

What is Mr. White's third wish?

a)

$200

b)

to wish Herbert alive again

c)

to wish Herbert dead

d)

All of these

35.

At the end of the story, Herbert stops knocking at the door because...

a)

he realizes he is dead and has to get back to the cemetery

b)

he feels bad for waking up his parents in the middle of the night

c)

his father makes a final wish for him to be dead

d)

It is not Herbert at the door, it is Morris

36.

The monkey's paw symbolizes...

a)

People's greed

b)

Animal Cruelty

c)

Honesty

d)

Revenge

37.

What genre is "The Monkey's Paw"?

a)

Romance

b)

Comedy

c)

Horror

d)

Science Fiction

38.

The elderly people ________ Herbert in a cemetery 2 miles away.

a)

laughed

b)

joked

c)

buried

d)

greedy

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