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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. Where has Mr. White always wanted to travel?

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

3. How many men have used the monkey paw?

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

5. What does White's son do to his mother before the first wish is made?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Morris say the Monkey Paw got its powers?

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

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

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

5. Why can't Mrs. White make the second wish herself?

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

7. What does the family do after the first wish is made?

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

9. How does Mr. White feel about the idea of people's wishes being answered?

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

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

Where did irony occur in the granting of the wishes, and how did this affect the tone of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

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