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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 is Mrs. White doing at the beginning of the book?

2. What title does Morris have?

3. Where does Morris keep the monkey paw?

4. How does Mr. White know his visitor is there?

5. What does Mrs. White say when her husband loses his game?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Whites know Morris?

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

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

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

5. How many wishes can the Monkey Paw Give?

6. How was Herbert identified after his death?

7. What is Mr. White's third wish?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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