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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 is Morris's reason for his travels?

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

4. Who asks Morris if he would ever use the paw again?

5. How did Morris come across the monkey paw?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. White want Morris to talk about when he first gets there?

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

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

4. What does Mrs. White say to her husband when he tries to get her to be warm in bed one night?

5. How does Morris say life will go forward after a wish is made?

6. What warning does Morris give about the Monkey Paw before he leaves?

7. Why has the visitor come to the White's house?

8. What does the family do after the first wish is made?

9. What happens just before the first knock on the door is heard?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Morris describe the paw to his friends, and what do you think led him to describe it in this way?

Essay Topic 2

How does Herbert die, and what led to this death?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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