Tell Tale Heart
The Monkey's Paw
Mythology
Vocab
Random
100

What crime is committed in the tell tale heart? 

Murder

100
How many wishes does the Monkey's Paw grant? 

3

100

Who wrote the poem The Aeneid 

Virgil 

100

What does it mean to CONCEIVE an idea? 

think of it 

100

Who is the author of the tell tale heart?

Edgar Allen Poe

200

Why does the main character kill the old man? 

His vulture eye

200

What is the name of the family in the story? 

The White Family 

200

Who is the main character of an epic poem?

A hero

200

What does it mean if you VEX somebody? 

Annoy them/ bother them 

200

What genre is the Monkey's Paw

Short Story 

300
What happens after the old man is murdered? 
He chops his body up into pieces
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What happened to the last person who had the Monkey's Paw (Before the Major)?

They wished to be dead 

300

Who is the ruler of the underworld? 

Hades

300

What does it mean if someone is in PERIL? 

Danger

300

What country does the author who wrote the Monkey's Paw live in? 

UK

400

What is one "supernatural" thing that the narrator can claim to hear? 

Heaven or Hell

400

Who picks the paw off the fire? 

Mr. White (the dad) 
400

What happens if you disrespect the gods according to the graphic novel? 

You suffer (provide one example)

400

What is COMPENSATION? 

Payment

400

What makes a poem "epic?" 

Length and characters 

500

What is the narrator trying to convince the reader of? 

That is not insane 

500

What is the name of the family's son? 

Herbert

500

Who is the ferryman in the boat? 

Charon

500

What does it mean when the White family gives way to RESIGNATION? 

Something is inescapable 

500

What film adaptation did we watch a portion of (think about the story)? 

The Monkey's Paw