Characters
What is Mr White's son's name?
Herbert White
What's the object that the Sergeant gives to Mr White that causes the climax?
The monkey's paw.
Where was the Sergeant deployed?
India.
What does "fakir" mean?
Holy man.
What is the genre?
Horror-fiction
What is the Sergeant's full title?
Sergeant Major Morris
What was the compensation Mr & Mrs White received from Meggins and Maw?
200 pounds
What drink did they serve?
Whisky.
Fill in the blanks:
"The bolt," she cried loudly. "Come down. I can't ____ it."
Reach
Who wrote the Monkey's Paw?
WW Jacobs
Why and how did the son die?
He died in the machinery because Mr White wished for 200 pounds.
What does the paw do when a wish is made?
The monkey's paw slithers in the hand.
Who won the chess game?
The son won.
What was the first thing said?
"Hark at the wind."
Where was it published? (General)
England
What is Mrs White doing at the start of the story?
Knitting by the fire.
How far away was the gravesite?
2 miles
What was the name of the house the Whites lived in?
Lakesnam Villa.
Fill in the missing words:
"of all the _______, slushy, out-of-the-way places to live in, this is the worst. Pathway's a ______, and the road's a ______.
- beastly
- bog
- torrent
When was it published?
September 1902.
What was the first man's last wish?
Death
What did Mr White try to pass off as the knocking sound?
A rat on the stairs.
How did Mr White rise to greet his visitor?
With hospitable haste.
What are the shadows of the candle described as?
Pulsating
What awards did Monkey's Paw win?
None