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

2. What does White's son dislike about his house?

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

4. What is the monkey paw used for?

5. What color is Morris's face?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How are the Whites told of their son's injury?

4. What kind of relationship do the Whites have with their son?

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

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

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

8. How does Mr. White respond to the gift from the visitor?

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

10. How was Herbert identified after his death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Valor and honor was a theme of this play that was very important to many of the characters involved. Where did this theme of valor and honor present itself? How did these occurrences affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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

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