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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 time of day does this book start?

2. Where does Morris keep the monkey paw?

3. Why does Morris not use the monkey paw any more?

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

5. What does Morris do when White tries to pay for the paw?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of wishes does Morris say the Monkey Paw should be used for?

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

3. What changes in Mrs. White after her son's funeral?

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

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

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

7. What happens after Mr. White makes his second wish?

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

9. Why has the visitor come to the White's house?

10. What does Mr. White want Morris to talk about when he first gets there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How did Morris describe the paw to his friends, and what do you think led him to describe it in this way?

Essay Topic 3

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

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