The Monkey's Paw, Monkey's Paw

PART B: Which TWO excerpts from the story best support the answer to Part A?

"'Get it,' she panted; 'get it quickly, and wish — Oh, my boy, my boy!' / Her husband struck a match and lit the candle. 'Get back to bed,' he said unsteadily. 'You don't know what you are saying.'" ( Paragraphs 113-114) "His wife sat up in bed listening. A loud knock resounded through the house. / 'It's Herbert!' she screamed. 'It's Herbert!'" ( Paragraphs 133-134)

PART B: Which TWO quotes from the story best support the answer to Part A?

"'I won't,' said his friend doggedly. 'I threw it on the fire. If you keep it, don't blame me for what happens. Pitch it on the fire again, like a sensible man.'" ( Paragraph 42)

PART B: Which TWO details best support the answer to Part A?

"The last face was so horrible and so simian that he gazed at it in amazement. It got so vivid that, with a little uneasy laugh, he felt on the table for a glass containing a little water to throw over it." ( Paragraph 65)

Mr White thinks he has ___ he wants

All

A holy man, a fakir, "wanted to show that _______ ruled people's lives

Fate

Plot

Mr. White and Mrs. White are granted something called the monkey's paw that is able to grant them three wishes that have bad consequences. For example, Mr. White wishes for 200 pounds which he receives when his son Herbert dies. After that Mrs. White convinces her husband to wish Herbert back to life and seconds later they hear knocking at the door. Once Mr. White hears the knocking he wishes to undo his second wish.

Round (change throughout the story)

Mr. White and Mrs. White because they develop throughout the story.

protagonist

Mr. White because he is the most developed character.

man against man

Mr. White doesn't want to bring back Herbert but Mrs. White does

Internal conflict (man against self)

Mr. White struggles with his guilt after making the first wish and he questions himself whether that wish may have caused his son to die.

The paw is desiccated, "Dried to a ________"

Mummy

What is the second wish

For Herbert to be alive again

Static (stay the same throughout the story)

Herbert, Sergeant-Major Morris, the company worker

How to make wish

Hold it in your right hand and wish

How does the dialogue in paragraphs 78-94 develop the plot of the story?

It reveals that Mr. White's wish has been granted but not in the way they expected.

What is the third wish

The son to stay dead

Who demands the second wish

The wife

Mr. White comments on this, driving to divert his son's attention away from the game

The wind

PART A: What impact do Mr. and Mrs. White's differing points of view in paragraphs 109-125 and paragraphs 133-139 have on Part III?

Their different points of view about the sergeant-major emphasize the idea that visitors are threatening, which is an important theme in the story.

How the stranger walking back and froth outside is dressed

Well dressed

Morris siad the things happen so naturally...you might attribute it to __________.

coincedence

When Herbert says he bets he will never see the $200, this is an example of what literary device

foreshadowing

man against society

The man is facing society because he uses the paw to make wishes which causes harm. Society would expect him to respect order and not to mess with fate.

The first man's third wish

Death

Distance from the cemetery and the White's house

2 miles

Amount of pounds given to the Whites for compensation

200

Money Herbert tells Mr White to wish for

200 pounds

How long the guest has been away

21 years

The number of people in the White family

3

Total number of wishes the paw can grant

9

What is heard at the door

A knock

What Mr White says the sound is

A rat

Theme

Be careful what you wish for. Also, be thankful for what you have.

How Herbert is killed

Caught in machinery

The game the father and son are playing

Chess

PART A: Which statement best expresses the theme of the story?

Ignoring the wisdom and experience of others can lead to terrible consequences.

Where the guest has been

India

Morris describes the paw as _______

Magic

The company where Herbert works

Maw and Meggins

The visitor's name

Sergeant-Major Morris

Situational irony (When the actual outcome of a situation is completely different from what was expected)

Situational appears when their is a wish for death. The reader does not expect a person that can wish for anything, would wish for death.

Type of kettle on the fire

Small, copper kettle

Mr White said the paw "twisted my hand like a ________"

Snake

Antagonist

The Monkey's Paw because it causes many problems.

Setting

The White Residence in early 1900's

man against nature

The White family dealing with their grief after Herbert dies.

What Mrs White can't reach to open the door

The bolt

PART A: How do paragraphs 63-72 contribute to an understanding of the mood at this point in the story?

The create a suspenseful mood with details about the old man's nightmares and Mrs. White's concern.

What Morris did with the paw

Threw it on the fire

Dramatic (When the audience or reader knows something that the character does not)

When Mrs. White opens the door, not knowing that Herbert may return as something monstrous, but the reader views this outcome.