Literature 6: The Monkey's Paw

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Literature 6:
The Monkey's Paw

1. Take a guess: The story of The Monkey's Paw was written in what year?

1. 1602
2. 1702
3. 1802
4. 1902

2. Take a guess: True or False "The Monkey's Paw is part of a book full of short stories."

1. True
2. False

3. Take a guess: In the Monkey's Paw, the main character gets to do several wishes. How many?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

4. Take a guess: True or False "The main character in the book gets a magical paw from an army officer."

1. True
2. False

5. Take a guess: The story uses the plot, setting and dialogue to hint at the future. What is this called?

1. Forehinting
2. Foregoing
3. Foreshadowing
4. Foregathering

The Monkey's Paw

- 1902 by William Wymark Jacobs
- Short story
- Published in The Lady of the Barge
- Short story collection with horror stories

Plot

- Set in England in early 20th century
- Mrs. & Mrs. White + their son Herbert
- Sergeant-Major Morris visits
- Army in India got a Monkey's paw
- Three wishes that will come true
- Paw is cursed and wishes will turn out badly

Plot

- Herbert doesn't believe the paw is real
- Mr. White wishes for 200 pounds to pay his mortgage
- Nothing happens
- Next day, Herbert goes to work
- Later, a man stops by from the company Herbert works for
- Herbert got stuck in a machine and died
- Mr. White gets 200 pounds as financial compensation

Plot

- Herbert is buried
- Mr. and Mrs. White try to deal with Herbert's death
- Mrs. White pushes Mr. White to wish Herbert back
- Mr. White makes the wish and someone knocks on the door 
- He then thinks Herbert will be a zombie or want revenge
- Mr. White wishes Herbert away again
- Mrs. White opens the door and no one is there

6. Who wrote The Monkey's Paw

1. Jacob Wymark Williams
2. Jacob Williams Wymark
3. Wymark William Jacobs
4. William Wymark Jacobs

7. What was the name of the story collection in which The Monkey's Paw was published?

1. The Lady and the Castle
2. The Lady and the Hound
3. The Lady of the Barge
4. The Lady of the Forest

8. Sergeant-Major Morris got the Monkey's Paw while he was in the army, but where?

1. Indonesia
2. Egypt
3. France
4. India

9. What is not one of the wishes Mr. White does?

1. A new house
2. 200 Pounds
3. Herbert Alive
4. Herbert Dead

10. Which is not one of the reasons for why Mr. White wishes Herbert dead again?

1. Herbert might want revenge
2. Herbert might look like a zombie
3. Herbert would take the 200 pounds away

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Literature 6: The Monkey's Paw
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