The monkey paw is a horror story about three wishes that doubles up as a cautionary tale too. If you have read this book you sure don’t have a chance of forgetting it with its use of foreshadowing. Test how much you remember about the book by taking the quiz below
The idea of magic frightens him.
He is trying not to laugh as he fools his friends.
He is remembering the horrible effects of his wishes.
He is ashamed of believing in the monkey's paw.
There is a crashing sound from the piano, which Herbert is playing.
Mr. White faints after the monkey's paw moves in his hand.
Herbert urges his father to wish to be an emperor.
Mr. White loses the chess game to his son.
Relaxed and relieved
Anxious and upset
Angry and confused
Joyful and amazed
“I don't see the money … and I bet I never shall.”
“Why, we're going to be rich, and famous, and happy.”
“If you only cleared the house, you'd be quite happy ….”
“I expect you'll find the cash tied up in a big bag ….”
As a hopeless romantic
As a tiresome bore
As a cruel tyrant
As a lovable fool
The body of their son
Two hundred pounds
The monkey's paw
A bill
She is a loving mother.
She does not fear death.
She does not believe in the monkey's paw.
She is very angry.
The man from Maw and Meggins
Herbert's body, back from the dead
The holy fakir
Morris
The monkey's paw wriggles in Mr. White's grasp.
Morris urges the Whites to burn the monkey's paw.
Herbert goes off cheerfully to work.
Mrs. White claims she could never fear the child she has nursed.
That he will wish for a large sum of money
That the wishes can only change his life for the worse
That his wife will force him to wish for something
That he will regret it if he doesn't make a wish
A retired sergeant major who brings a magical monkey's paw home from India
An unsuspecting son who dies as a result of his mother's greed
A monkey's paw that grants three wishes to three different people
A magical but evil monkey's paw that ruins the quiet life of a family
He is frightened by the idea of magic.
He is trying not to laugh as he fools his easily tricked friends.
He is recalling the horrible effects of his wishes.
He is ashamed of believing in the power of the monkey's paw.
He had become very ill and was in great pain.
His wishes had caused horrible things to happen.
He had wished for everlasting life and did not really want it.
He had killed everyone he loved with his wishes.
“I don't know what to wish for, and that's a fact.”
“Never mind, though; there's no harm done.”
“As I wished it twisted in my hand like a snake.”
“I expect you'll find the cash tied up in a big bag in the middle of your bed.”
There is a crash from the piano, which Herbert is playing.
Mr. White faints.
Herbert urges his father to wish to be an emperor.
Mr. White loses the chess game to his son.