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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. White think injured his son?
(a) The monkey paw.
(b) The machinery.
(c) All of these.
(d) The wish.

2. How is the visitor dressed?
(a) In rags.
(b) Nicely.
(c) None of these.
(d) Casually.

3. Where does the visitor hang around after Herbert leaves the morning after the wish?
(a) The gate.
(b) The back door.
(c) The driveway.
(d) The mail box.

4. Who is at the door the morning after the wish?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A bill collector.
(c) The milk man.
(d) The mail man.

5. In what does Mrs. White put her hope?
(a) The wish.
(b) Fate.
(c) The paw.
(d) Herbert.

6. Why is the gift from the visitor so ironic?
(a) It is the same amount they wished for.
(b) It is beyond what they hoped.
(c) It is what their son wanted.
(d) It meets Morris's demands.

7. How does Herbert feel about the wish the morning after?
(a) Silly.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Amazed.

8. Who has a hard time understanding what happened to Herbert?
(a) Morris.
(b) Mrs. White.
(c) Mr. White.
(d) The visitor.

9. How is Herbert's injury described?
(a) He is bad off.
(b) He is maimed.
(c) He is sliced through.
(d) He is badly hurt.

10. Whom does Mrs. White have to pay the morning after the wish?
(a) A baker.
(b) A gardener.
(c) A grocer.
(d) A tailor.

11. What was Herbert doing when he got injured?
(a) Eating.
(b) Working.
(c) Reading.
(d) Walking.

12. Who is the first to understand the true cause of Herbert's injury?
(a) Mr. White.
(b) The visitor.
(c) Herbert.
(d) Mrs. White.

13. Where was Herbert when he got hurt?
(a) The park.
(b) Work.
(c) Church.
(d) School.

14. How many children does Morris have?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) 2.

15. Who else works for the place the visitor is from?
(a) Herbert.
(b) Morris.
(c) Mr. White.
(d) The White's neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. White feel about the wish the morning after?

2. What does Mr. White think of people's desires being granted?

3. What does Mrs. White think injured her son?

4. Where does Herbert go the morning after the wish?

5. Who comforts Mrs. White after the visitor leaves?

(see the answer keys)

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