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

2. Who keeps the paw when Morris leaves?
(a) The maid.
(b) Mr. White's son.
(c) Mr. White.
(d) Mrs. White.

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

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

5. How many times did Morris use the monkey paw?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Morris get the monkey's paw?

2. What kind of eyes does Morris have?

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

4. Mr. White's son wants to use the paw ___________.

5. How many drinks does Morris have before he will talk openly with his friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. What message does the visitor have to make clear when talking with the Whites?

2. What does Morris's tale of the monkey paw remind White of?

3. What does Herbert say he hopes for now that they have the Monkey Paw?

4. How does Mrs. White act the morning after the wish?

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

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

7. What causes Mrs. White to think that her second wish will not be granted?

8. How does Herbert act the morning after the wish?

9. What does the family do after the first wish is made?

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

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