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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. How does Mr. White feel about Morris's travels?

2. How many men have used the monkey paw?

3. Where did Morris spend much of his time during his travels?

4. Where must the paw be held in to be used?

5. What was done to make the monkey paw unique?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Herbert get injured?

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

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

4. How does Herbert act the morning after the wish?

5. What does White choose as his first wish?

6. How was Herbert identified after his death?

7. Why does Mr. White not want the second wish to be granted?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How do the Whites differ in response to their son's death?

Essay Topic 3

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

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