These characters were playing chess in the opening scene of the play?
Who are Herbert and Mr. White?
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What is the setting of the story?
Windy & rainy night, in a house, on a street with two houses that are rented.
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What does Mr. White do when he realizes that he made a mistake while playing chess?
He tries to distract Herbert by complaining about the weather.
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Why couldn't Mrs. White let Herbert in the house?
She couldn't reach the bolt.
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What is foreshadowing?
When the author gives you hints or clues as to what will happen in the story.
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Mrs. White was doing this while waiting for the visitor?
What is knitting?
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Name two things that take place in the rising action of the story.
Herbert and his father are playing chess, Sergeant Major Morris comes to visit, he tells them about the monkey's paw, Mr. White makes a wish for 200 hundred pounds.
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Why did Morris pitch the paw into the fire?
He wanted to prevent others from experiencing the sorrow that he did as a result of the paw.
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What was an example of an internal conflict in "The Monkey's Paw"?
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Why would an author use the flashback technique?
To help you understand why a character acts a certain way.
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This is the full name of the visitor who came to visit the family.
What is Sergeant Major Morris?
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What was the climax of "The Monkey's Paw"?
When Herbert falls into the machinery and is killed (for the test) but it should be when Mr. White is frantically searching for the Monkey's Paw to make the final wish.
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What did Mrs. White mean when she said " I forgot it was 2 miles away?"
She forgot the cemetry was 2 miles away and it would take Herbert awhile to walk to the house.
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What was an example of an external conflict in "The Monkey's Paw"?
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What is theme?
What is a lesson about life from the author?
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What happened to the first man who made wishes on the paw?
He made two wishes that caused him sorrow, as a result, his third wish was for death.
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What is considered the talisman in this story?
The Monkey's Paw
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Where was the Monkey's paw originally obtained?
India from a fakir.
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What were the three wishes that Mr. White wished for?
1) for 200 pounds
2) my son alive again
3) wishes his son dead again or for the knocking to stop
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What genre of fiction is "The Monkey's Paw"?
What is horror/suspense
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A fakir put a spell on the monkey's paw. What is a fakir?
What is a Hindu or Muslim religious person or monk?
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What was the resolution of "The Monkey's Paw"?
What is when the door is opened and Herbert is not there.
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How were wishes granted and received according to Morris?
They occured so naturally one might attribute it to coincidence .