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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was the monkey paw preserved?
(a) It was dried.
(b) It was encased.
(c) It was mummified.
(d) It was salted.

2. Mrs. White chases her son around with _________.
(a) A candle stick.
(b) A dirty rag.
(c) An antimacassar.
(d) A chaise.

3. What is the monkey paw meant to show?
(a) Men are fickle.
(b) Fate rules the world.
(c) Generosity rules.
(d) The devil is real.

4. What does Morris say should be done with the monkey paw?
(a) It should be sold.
(b) It should be burned.
(c) It should be protected.
(d) It should be burried.

5. What causes the family to stop talking about the paw?
(a) Morris changes the subject.
(b) The storm rages.
(c) Chess is played.
(d) Dinner is served.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day does this book start?

2. Where did Morris spend much of his time during his travels?

3. Why does Mrs. White chase her son?

4. Who made the monkey paw unique?

5. Why does Mr. White try to distract the person he is playing with at the beginning of the book?

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