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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of wishes does Morris say should be made?
(a) Sensible items.
(b) Non dangerous items.
(c) Generous items.
(d) Tangible items.

2. How does Mr. White know his visitor is there?
(a) His dog barks.
(b) The gate bangs.
(c) He hears a donkey bray.
(d) There is a knock on the door.

3. How does Mr. White feel about Morris's travels?
(a) All of these.
(b) He is jealous.
(c) He is excited.
(d) He is fearful.

4. How much money does White's son suggest wishing for?
(a) 300 pounds.
(b) 200 pounds.
(c) 400 pounds.
(d) 500 pounds.

5. What does Morris say makes the monkey paw work?
(a) The devil.
(b) Magic.
(c) Superstition.
(d) Angels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of eyes does Morris have?

2. Why does White hesitate to make his first wish?

3. What causes the family to stop talking about the paw?

4. What does Morris say should be done with the monkey paw?

5. What does White do to distract the person he is playing a game with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ends the comfort Mrs. White feels when she learns about her son's injury?

2. Why does Morris say the Monkey Paw was given power?

3. What does Mrs. White want the second wish to be?

4. Why has the visitor come to the White's house?

5. How does Mr. White describe his son after his death?

6. How does the visitor act when he gets to the White's house?

7. How does the author describe Mrs. White when she has her idea for the second wish?

8. How does Morris say life will go forward after a wish is made?

9. Why does Mr. White choose what he does for his first wish?

10. What does Mrs. White understand before her husband?

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