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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 the weather like at the beginning of the book?

2. What color is Morris's face?

3. What title does Morris have?

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

5. What does Mr. White's son think Morris should have done with the paw?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. White understand before her husband?

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

4. What ends the comfort Mrs. White feels when she learns about her son's injury?

5. How do the Whites know Morris?

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

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

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

9. What makes Mrs. White feel better about her son's injury?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

There was only one setting in this book. What was this setting, and how did this singular location affect the tone and progression of this book?

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