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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. Why does Mrs. White chase her son?

2. What does Mrs. White say she would wish for?

3. Who is Mr. White playing a game with at the beginning of the book?

4. What does White say happens when he makes the first wish?

5. What does Morris say he is not to be blamed for when he leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. White choose what he does for his first wish?

2. Who knocks on the door the morning after the wish?

3. How was Herbert identified after his death?

4. What causes Mrs. White to think that her second wish will not be granted?

5. What does Mrs. White do when her husband tells her where the Monkey Paw is?

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

7. What does Herbert say he hopes for now that they have the Monkey Paw?

8. What kind of relationship do the Whites have with their son?

9. How does the author describe Mrs. White when she has her idea for the second wish?

10. What kind of relationship do the White's have with each other?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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