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

2. What color is Morris's face?

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

4. Who asks Morris if he would ever use the paw again?

5. Why has Morris stopped working?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. White hear after he makes the third wish?

2. What does Mr. White do when he makes a mistake in his chess game?

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

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

5. What warning does Morris give about the Monkey Paw before he leaves?

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

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

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

9. How was Herbert identified after his death?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different characters in this plot were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What curse was placed on the paw, and how did it come to fruition?

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