Literary Terms
Characters
The Paw
The Author
Literary Terms (cont.)
100
Who was the Protagonist?
What is Mr. White?
100
What is Herbert's place of work?
What is the factories?
100
Who was the Monkey paw owner before the White's?
What is Sargent Major Morris?
100
What is the author's name?
What is W. W. Jacobs?
100
What/who is the antagonist?
What is the Monkey's Paw?
200
Define dialogue. Who is the dialogue between in the opening scene?
What is spoken by a character, between Herbert and Mr. White?
200
What was Mrs. White doing when the boys were playing chess?
What is knitting?
200
Describe the Monkey's paw.
What is black, small, and shriveled?
200
What does W. W. stand for?
What is William Wymark?
200
Motif
What is recurring object, concept or structure?
300
Define omniscient and tell if the narrator is?
What is all knowing and yes?
300
How long did Herbert work at the factories?
What is 21 years?
300
How many people had the paw before the Whites?
What is 2?
300
Describe the author's personality?
What is shy and quiet?
300
Tone. Give an example.
What is mood, the tone is horror?
400
What is the literary term that Sargent used when describing the Paw. Explain.
What is foreshadowing, he is implying that something bad will happen when you use the Paw.
400
What are Mr. White's feelings on the Paw?
What is dislike?
400
What happened when Mr. White made his first wish.
What is the Paw moved/twisted?
400
Who was W. W.'s father?
What is William Gage Jacobs?
400
Climax of The Monkey's Paw.
What is when the they make the second wish.
500
Mr. White's motive for making the third wish.
What is to keep the wife from seeing Herbert?
500
Describe the White's marriage.
What is happy, they seem very happy with Herbert and Mr. White seems very protective over Mrs. White?
500
Where was the Paw stored after their first wish.
What is the mantelpiece in the parlor?
500
Name one of the three magazines that published W. W.'s work.
What is The Idler, Today, and Strand?
500
In the Sargent's flashbacks where was he?
What is India?