Plot
At the beginning of the story, the father and son were playing what game?
Chess
What did Mr. White wish for tthe first time on the monkey's paw?
200 pounds
Who is the character who travels the world and brings back the cursed Monkey's Paw?
Sergeant Major Morris
Describe the setting of the story.
Isolated, England 1800's, cold and rainy
What reason could you infer that Morris has for throwing the monkey's paw into the fire?
He was afraid of it.
What was the last thing Mr. White thought he saw in the fire after he made his wishes on the paw?
"simian faces"
How did Sergeant Major Morris say that he got the monkey's paw?
The man who had it before him wished for death.
Describe Mr. White.
rash, foolish, curious
What is the theme of the story?
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At the end of the story the White's hear knocking on the door, what can you infer?
The Herbert has come back from the dead.
Where did Sergeant Major Morris spend 21 years and find the monkey's paw?
India
What caused Mr. White to scream out after he made his first wish on the monkey's paw?
The paw moved in his hand
Where do Sergeant Major Morris's flashbacks take place?
India
What is an example of a parallel episode. How are the episodes different?
The first was for money and the second was to undo the first.
Morris's face whitens when he says he had three wishes. What can you infer?
Morris's wishes didn't turn out well
What is the climax in The Monkey's Paw?
Herbert returns from the dead.
How do the White's get 200 pounds?
Herbert dies in the machinery at work.
What are the White's feelings about the monkey's paw the morning after the first wish?
They were joking and laughing about it -- it was silly.
Give an example of one type of IRONY from The Monkey's Paw?
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Why do you think the author made the weather wet and rainy?
It sets the mood, making the story more dark and eerie.
What is an example of internal conflict in the story?
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What was the spell that was put on the paw? Be specific.
Three separate men can have three wishes.
How did the monkey's paw become magic?
A spell was put on it by a fakir.
What is an example of foreshadowing from the beginning of the story?
When Sergeant Major Morris gives warnings about what happens if you use the paw
When Herbert says he didn't see the money - and he never would
What can you infer was Mr. White's last wish?
To send his son back to the grave.