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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 Morris not use the monkey paw any more?

2. Who made the monkey paw unique?

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

4. Where does Mrs. White chase her son?

5. What is the monkey paw meant to show?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does White's son think will come with the wish when it is granted?

2. What does Morris's tale of the monkey paw remind White of?

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

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

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

6. How does the author advance the plot in the last chapter of the book?

7. How does Mr. White describe his son after his death?

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

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

10. How does Morris say he got the Monkey Paw?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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