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

2. Why does White hesitate to make his first wish?
(a) He has been warned.
(b) He wants to do it right.
(c) He doesn't feel it is the time.
(d) He has everything he wants.

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

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

5. What was done to make the monkey paw unique?
(a) It had a spirit transferred to it.
(b) It was blessed.
(c) A curse was placed on it.
(d) A spell was placed on it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. White playing at the beginning of the book?

2. How much money does White's son suggest wishing for?

3. What is Morris's reason for his travels?

4. What does Mr. White's son think Morris should have done with the paw?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What gives Mrs. White the idea for her second wish?

2. What does Mr. White want Morris to talk about when he first gets there?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Mr. White explain the first knock on the door to his wife?

8. How many wishes can the Monkey Paw Give?

9. Why does Mr. White hesitate to make the second wish his wife asks for?

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

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