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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 does Mrs. White say she would wish for?
(a) Extra hands.
(b) More money.
(c) Self cleaning items.
(d) Long life.

2. What does White's son dislike about his house?
(a) All of these.
(b) The path to the house.
(c) The size.
(d) The dark windows.

3. Why does Morris not use the monkey paw any more?
(a) His wishes are used up.
(b) He forgot about it.
(c) He has nothing mroe to wish for.
(d) He is afraid of it.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. White feel about Morris's travels?

2. Where must the paw be held in to be used?

3. What does White's son do to his mother before the first wish is made?

4. What does White compare the paw to during his first wish?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Whites respond to the knock on the door the morning after the wish?

2. How does Mr. White act the morning after the wish?

3. What does the visitor bring the Whites?

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

5. How was Herbert identified after his death?

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

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

8. How do the Whites respond to Herbert's death after his funeral?

9. Why does the visitor act the way he does when he gets to the White's house?

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

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