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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men have used the monkey paw?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. What does White compare the paw to during his first wish?
(a) A wand.
(b) A wind.
(c) A snake.
(d) A talisman.

3. What does Mr. White hear after the third wish?
(a) A creaking.
(b) Silence.
(c) Lightning.
(d) The wind.

4. What does Morris do when he is asked if he would ever use the paw again?
(a) Throws the paw on the fire.
(b) Screams out.
(c) Smashes the paw.
(d) Gives it to Mr. White's son.

5. Mr. White's son wants to use the paw ___________.
(a) To find love.
(b) To make himself popular.
(c) To get rich.
(d) To cure his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mr. White learn to comfort his wife?

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

3. Who sent the visitor to the White's?

4. What does Mr. White think of people's desires being granted?

5. How does Mr. White feel about Mrs. White's second wish?

(see the answer key)

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