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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does Morris have?

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

3. What was done to make the monkey paw unique?

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

5. What kind of eyes does Morris have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens just before the first knock on the door is heard?

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

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

6. What changes in Mr. White after his son's funeral?

7. What does Morris say should be done with the Monkey Paw?

8. What does White choose as his first wish?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

What changes occur in the relationship between the Whites, and what causes these changes?

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