"The Monkey's Paw"
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- 1.
- A.
The idea of magic frightens him.
- B.
He is trying not to laugh as he fools his friends.
- C.
He is remembering the horrible effects of his wishes.
- D.
He is ashamed of believing in the monkey's paw.
- 2.
- A.
There is a crashing sound from the piano, which Herbert is playing.
- B.
Mr. White faints after the monkey's paw moves in his hand.
- C.
Herbert urges his father to wish to be an emperor.
- D.
Mr. White loses the chess game to his son.
- 3.How does the family feel in the morning after Morris's visit?
- A.
Relaxed and relieved
- B.
Anxious and upset
- C.
Angry and confused
- D.
Joyful and amazed
- 4.
- A.
“I don't see the money … and I bet I never shall.”
- B.
“Why, we're going to be rich, and famous, and happy.”
- C.
“If you only cleared the house, you'd be quite happy ….”
- D.
“I expect you'll find the cash tied up in a big bag ….”
- 5.How do Mrs. White and Herbert regard Mr. White?
- A.
As a hopeless romantic
- B.
As a tiresome bore
- C.
As a cruel tyrant
- D.
As a lovable fool
- 6.What does the man from Maw and Meggins bring to the Whites?
- A.
The body of their son
- B.
Two hundred pounds
- C.
The monkey's paw
- D.
A bill
- 7.What fact about Mrs. White helps you predict what the second wish will be?
- A.
She is a loving mother.
- B.
She does not fear death.
- C.
She does not believe in the monkey's paw.
- D.
She is very angry.
- 8.In “The Monkey's Paw,” what is outside the door after the second wish?
- A.
The man from Maw and Meggins
- B.
Herbert's body, back from the dead
- C.
The holy fakir
- D.
Morris
- 9.
- A.
The monkey's paw wriggles in Mr. White's grasp.
- B.
Morris urges the Whites to burn the monkey's paw.
- C.
Herbert goes off cheerfully to work.
- D.
Mrs. White claims she could never fear the child she has nursed.
- 10.
- A.
That he will wish for a large sum of money
- B.
That the wishes can only change his life for the worse
- C.
That his wife will force him to wish for something
- D.
That he will regret it if he doesn't make a wish
- 11.
- A.
A retired sergeant major who brings a magical monkey's paw home from India
- B.
An unsuspecting son who dies as a result of his mother's greed
- C.
A monkey's paw that grants three wishes to three different people
- D.
A magical but evil monkey's paw that ruins the quiet life of a family
- 12.Morris grows pale after his third wish on the monkey's paw because
- A.
He is frightened by the idea of magic.
- B.
He is trying not to laugh as he fools his easily tricked friends.
- C.
He is recalling the horrible effects of his wishes.
- D.
He is ashamed of believing in the power of the monkey's paw.
- 13.The man who Morris says wished for death probably did so because
- A.
He had become very ill and was in great pain.
- B.
His wishes had caused horrible things to happen.
- C.
He had wished for everlasting life and did not really want it.
- D.
He had killed everyone he loved with his wishes.
- 14.
- A.
“I don't know what to wish for, and that's a fact.”
- B.
“Never mind, though; there's no harm done.”
- C.
“As I wished it twisted in my hand like a snake.”
- D.
“I expect you'll find the cash tied up in a big bag in the middle of your bed.”
- 15.The effect of the first wish is foreshadowed when
- A.
There is a crash from the piano, which Herbert is playing.
- B.
Mr. White faints.
- C.
Herbert urges his father to wish to be an emperor.
- D.
Mr. White loses the chess game to his son.
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