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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 time of day does this book start?
(a) Morning.
(b) Evening.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Night.

2. Why does Mr. White try to distract the person he is playing with at the beginning of the book?
(a) He is worried about his son.
(b) He has a lot on his mind.
(c) He doesn't want to lose the bet.
(d) He made a mistake.

3. Who asks Morris if he would ever use the paw again?
(a) Mrs. White.
(b) Mr. White.
(c) The maid.
(d) Mr. White's son.

4. What is the weather like at the beginning of the book?
(a) Dry.
(b) Cold.
(c) Hot.
(d) Warm.

5. Mr. White's son wants to use the paw ___________.
(a) To get rich.
(b) To cure his mother.
(c) To make himself popular.
(d) To find love.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What title does Morris have?

3. What does Morris do when White tries to pay for the paw?

4. Where has Mr. White always wanted to travel?

5. Why does Mrs. White chase her son?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are wishes to be made with the paw?

2. Who knocks on the door the morning after the wish?

3. What does Mrs. White say to her husband when he tries to get her to be warm in bed one night?

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

5. What kind of wishes does Morris say the Monkey Paw should be used for?

6. What does Mrs. White do when her husband tells her where the Monkey Paw is?

7. How does the author advance the plot in the last chapter of the book?

8. What does Mr. White do when he makes a mistake in his chess game?

9. What does Mr. White hear after he makes the third wish?

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

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