Monkey's Paw
How did Herbert die?
Caught in the machinery
How many policemen were at the door, when they knocked?
3
The town Billy arrives in at the beginning of the story.
Bath
These are the fronts of buildings.
facades
Who Had the Freaky EYE
The "old guy"
Mrs. White was doing this while waiting for the visitor?
Knitting
Why did the narrator take pleasure in killing the man?
Because he was bothered by the old mans eye and once he killed the old man the eye was also gone and the thing that bothered him was over.
This is the only thing the Landlady asks Billy to do before going to bed.
To sign the guestbook
Someone who is respectful or agreeable.
congenial
Who is Mr. Perkins?
Someone that the landlady calls Billy by.
What was an example of an internal conflict in "The Monkey's Paw"?
various
How does the narrator kill the old man, and where does the narrator put the body when he is killed?
The narrator kills the old man, by dragging the bed on top of his body. He then hides the body underneath floor boards.
This is the way Billy believes successful businessmen walk and act.
Briskly
A peculiar smell seemed to ______ from her person.
emanate
What was the boy's name who was killed with tea?
Billy Weaver
What is one foreshadowing that happened?
various
When does the narrator kill the man? What night is it?
The narrator kills the man on the 8th night.
These two WWII world leaders are described as being linked like the two men in the Landlady's guestbook. (Hint: One is a U.S. President, the other a British Prime Minister.)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Winston Churchill
When a person is intelligent and makes good judgment, he is showing
Sagacity
What were the mysterious names in the guest book?
Christopher Mulholland, Gregory Temple
What did Mrs. White mean when she said " I forgot it was 2 miles away?"
She forgot the cemetry was 2 miles away and it would take Herbert awhile to walk to the house.
Why couldn't the narrator kill the old man on the first night?
The eye was closed - the old man was sleeping
The Landlady is described as being like this common childhood toy because of the way she answers the door when Billy rings the bell.
Jack in the box
A polite person is full of
Suavity
What was the name of the pub that Billy was looking for?
The Bell and Dragon