Monkey's Paw 1
At the beginning of the story, the father and son were playing what game?
What is chess?
What is the direct result of the first wish?
Henry died in an accident at work and the family was compensated with 200 pounds.
What did Mr. White tell his wife the sound was that she heard?
What is a rat (on the staircase)
What is a theme, or lesson, in this story?
a. The danger of the unknown as well as the known
b. It is dangerous to try to change fate
c. It is challenging to know good from evil
d. The challenge of facing the truth as well as mystery
b. It is dangerous to try to change fate
What is foreshadowing?
What is when the audience receives hints or insights of what will happen later in the story.
What was the mood at the beginning of the story (before Sgt. Major Morris arrives)
What is the mood is mellow and warm inside by the fire
What was the mood in the morning at the White's home?
What is playful, disbelief, lighthearted, and humorous.
What was the mood after Herbert died?
What is hopeless, apathy, and weariness.
At the end of the story, what is likely the reason why Mr. White makes his final wish?
a. To bring his son back to life
b. To undo the curse of the Monkey's Paw
c. To prevent he and his wife from seeing the resurrected Herbert
d. To wish his wife to be gone.
c. To prevent he and his wife from seeing the resurrected Herbert
What element of horror is the driving force of the story - it should feel very real
What is fear.
What caused Mr. White to scream out after he made his first wish on the monkey's paw?
What is it twisted in his hand like a snake.
How many times did the stranger pause outside before coming to the door? What does that number symbolize in the story?
What is three. Three symbolizes the superstition that bad things happen in threes.
How does the author create suspense in section 3 after Mr. White wishes Herbert alive?
His wife waiting at the window for Herbert
The quietness of the house
The soft knocking at the door before Mrs. White hears it.
Which line spoken by Herbert best foreshadows what will happen to him?
a. "I don't see the money... and I bet I never will."
b. "We're going to be rich and famous"
c. "If you only cleared the house, you'd be happy"
d. "I expect to find the cash in a big bag"
a. "I don't see the money... and I bet I never will."
What are unanswered questions and untold tidbits in a horror story to add depth.
What is mystery?
What reason could you infer that Morris has for throwing the monkey's paw into the fire?
He was afraid of it/Didn't want any else to use it and suffer the consequences.
What did the postman deliver?
What is a tailor's bill.
What happened about a week after Herbert died?
What is Mrs. White asked Mr. White to wish Herbert alive again.
Using inference, why did Sgt. Morris decide not to sell the paw?
a. He wanted to keep all the wishes for himself.
b. If he sold the paw, he'd be cursed.
c. The paw was a gift from his great-grandfather.
d. The paw was evil and it is dangerous to try to change fate
d. The paw was evil and it is dangerous to try to change fate
What is the element of horror - suspense.
What is it keeps you at the edge of your seat; not knowing what or when something will happen
What allusion did Mrs. White make about the story of the monkey's paw?
What are the Arabian Knights?
What is inferred when the visitor says, "Badly hurt, but he is not in any pain."
What is it infers that Herbert is dead.
What can we infer was Mr. White's third wish?
What is he wished Herbert dead again/wished Herbert was gone for good.
What does the monkey's paw symbolize?
a. good luck and prosperity
b. greed and desire
c. peace and contentment
d. fate and destiny
b. greed and desire - the wishes are made because of selfish desires
or
d. fate and destiny - if you try to mess with fate, it can lead to bad consequences.
Tell me one example in the story of the element of horror - imagination.
The third wish was for death.
Henry caught in the machinery.
Who/What is knocking at the door.