VOCABULARY
*** TRIPLE PLAY ***
GREEDY or money hungry
WHAT DOES AVARICIOUS MEAN?
a story about a supernatural monkey's paw
What the sargaent major shows up to share?
The _______ is the monkey's paw
talisman
Mrs.White's character is not static.
Whose character changes the most?
The night was cold and wet.
What is atmosphere?
WHEN THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT PAYING MONEY OR SALARY.
WHAT IS COMPENSATION?
The literary convention that occurs when Mr. White is curious when he asks the sargeant "If you could have another three wishes, would you have them?"
WHAT IS RISING ACTION?
Mrs. White _______her son alive ______.
playfully having a game of chess with his dad
What is Herbert doing in the beginning of the story?
"He raised his hand. 'I wish my son alive again.' The talisman fell to the floor and he regarded it fearfully."
What is suspense?
making a scowl or face that expresses disapporoval, disappointment or disgust?
WHAT IS GRIMACE?
I wish for two hundred pounds!
what is the first plot event? or first wish?
Mr. White____his wife.
Maws and Meggins
What is the company Herbert works for?
"Sounds like Arabian Nights."
When one is gullible, naive, or eager to believe something is true can be said to be full of
CREDULITY
the moment Mr. and Mrs. White make their 3rd wish
Herbert "___ ____" his father in chess.
What is "check mates"
Changes it to save her the horror of seeing her mangled son
What does Mr. White do with Mrs. White's 3rd wish?
"Oh, thank God!" said the old woman.
What is irony?
WHAT IS A Prosaic
series of chronologically arranged events in a story
What is plot?
"They sat down by the fire again while the two men finished their ______."
What is "pipes"
He shouldn't have wished for 200lbs of $$
What Mr. White realizes in the end.
Sargaent Major Morris's warning
What is foreshadowing?