Vocabulary
Literary terms
Both stories
Monkey's Paw
Aunty Misery
100
Amiably
What is the word for "good naturedly"
100
When something unexpected happens that is opposite of what you thought was going to happen.
What is irony?
100
The game the family was playing at the beginning of "The Monkey's Paw"
What is chess?
100
The sergeant major brought it.
What is "how do the White's come to own the monkey's paw"?the sergeant major brought it
100
Pear tree
What tyoe of tree is in Aunty Misery? pear tree
200
Gnarled
What is the word for something old and covered in knots?
200
Compare
What is the terminology used when you look at the similarities between two things?
200
The person who put the spell on the monkey's paw
What is the fakir?The fakir who put the spell on the monkey's paw
200
Mr. White's first wish is for?
What is two hundred pounds?
200
The children call Aunt Misery that because
What is because she yells at them the children came and try to steal her fruits
300
Presumptuous
What is word for someone who is overly bold or confident?
300
A hint of things to come.
What is foreshadowing?
300
The people who were unhappy that death no longer came
What is old people, pharamacists, doctors, priests, and undertakers?
300
To undo his second wish
What is Mr. White's final wish?
300
guests with supernatural powers appear, characters climb trees
What parallel episodes appear in Aunty Misery?
400
Credulity
What is the quality of believing to readily?
400
When you look at differences between two things
What is contrast?
400
Is considered a folk tale.
What genre does Aunty Misery fall under?
400
Sergeant Major says that the first man who had the paw wished for death
What does the sergeant major say that foreshadows the White's faith?
400
Aunty Misery's first visitor.
What is a sorcerer?
500
Hospitality
What is word for friendly or generous treatment of others?hospitality
500
Parallel episode
What is literary term when certain plot events are repeated throughout the story?parallel episode
500
Mr. White thinks his son will come back as a
What is a monster or zombie?a person who scared people
500
The parallel episodes found in "The Monkey's Paw"
What is making three wishes, the arrival of a visitor in each section, and wishing for death?the parallel episodes found in The Monkeys paw.
500
The two things you can always count on
What is death and misery?the two things you can always count on
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