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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 does Morris keep the monkey paw?

2. What is Morris's reason for his travels?

3. Where is Mrs. White at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Morris do when White tries to pay for the paw?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What message does the visitor have to make clear when talking with the Whites?

2. How do the Whites know Morris?

3. What gives Mrs. White the idea for her second wish?

4. How are wishes to be made with the paw?

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

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

7. How does the visitor act when he gets to the White's house?

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

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

10. What does Mr. White understand before his wife?

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

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

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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