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The Monkey's Paw | Quiz

W. W. Jacobs
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The Monkey's Paw | Quiz

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1)

How does Herbert feel about the wish the morning after? (from Section 2)

Silly.
Fearful.
Amazed.
Hopeful.
2)

Why can't Mrs. White open the door by herself? (from Section 3)

She can't find her key.
The bolt is too high.
The door is too heavy.
It is too dark in the hall.
3)

Where does the visitor hang around after Herbert leaves the morning after the wish? (from Section 2)

The gate.
The mail box.
The driveway.
The back door.
4)

Whom does Mrs. White have to pay the morning after the wish? (from Section 2)

A grocer.
A baker.
A gardener.
A tailor.
5)

Who has a hard time understanding what happened to Herbert? (from Section 2)

Morris.
The visitor.
Mr. White.
Mrs. White.
6)

What is ironic about Mr. White's response to the news of Herbert's injury? (from Section 2)

He dreamed about this.
He smiles before he faints.
He felt the paw move just before he heard.
He did what he told his wife not to.
7)

Why doesn't Mr. White want his wife to see his dead son? (from Section 3)

He is not natural.
He is not the same.
He is evil now.
He is badly disfigured.
8)

What does Mrs. White use to get the door open? (from Section 3)

A hammer.
A key.
A chair.
A lever.
9)

What injured Herbert? (from Section 2)

A weapon.
A car.
An oil slick.
A machine.
10)

How does Mr. White feel about the visitor hanging around after Herbert leaves? (from Section 2)

He is excited.
He is angry.
He is suspicious.
He is nervous.
11)

How does Mr. White explain the first wish coming true? (from Section 3)

It was magic.
It was evil.
It was fate.
It was a coincidence.
12)

Who runs to the door the first time it rings after the wish? (from Section 2)

Mrs. White.
Mr. White.
The maid.
Morris.
13)

What brings Mrs. White comfort about Herbert's injury? (from Section 2)

He is coming home.
He is not in pain.
He was doing a good thing.
He is at the hospital.
14)

What does Mrs. White do when she thinks the second wish did not work? (from Section 3)

Goes to bed.
Makes some tea.
Cries in the bathroom.
Writes a letter.
15)

What does Mr. White think of people's desires being granted? (from Section 2)

It is ridiculous.
It is amazing.
It is lazy.
It is ludicrous.
16)

What awakens Mr. White when he is in bed alone? (from Section 3)

His wife.
Some lightning.
A scrape on the window.
A knock at the door.
17)

How does Mr. White feel when he thinks the second wish did not work? (from Section 3)

Relieved.
Ambivalent.
Upset.
Disappointed.
18)

Whose warnings did Mr. White ignore? (from Section 2)

His wife's.
The maid's.
Morris's.
His father's.
19)

What does Mr. White drop when he hears the knock at the door? (from Section 3)

His Bible.
His candle.
His keys.
His robe.
20)

Which of these does Mr. White call his son after his death? (from Section 3)

Grotesque.
Thing.
Ugly.
Demon.
21)

Whose acquaintance do the Whites and the visitors have in common? (from Section 2)

All of these.
Shane.
Herbert.
Morris.
22)

What do the Whites stop doing together after Herbert's death? (from Section 3)

Talking.
Singing.
Smiling.
Dancing.
23)

In what does Mrs. White put her hope? (from Section 2)

Fate.
Herbert.
The paw.
The wish.
24)

What does Mrs. White demand from her husband after the death of her son? (from Section 3)

His promise.
A divorce.
The monkey paw.
The 200 pounds.
25)

What does Herbert joke about the morning after the wish? (from Section 2)

Their coming wealth.
Getting married.
Quitting his job.
Travelling to India.
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