"The Monkey's Paw" True or False

The story is set at dusk, as the sun sets.

• True

• False

The characters are initially waiting for someone to arrive.

• True

• False

A father and son are playing cards.

• True

• False

The setting is eerie and isolated.

• True

• False

Sergeant-Major Morris is the oldest son in the White family.

• True

• False

The Sergeant reveals he is carrying a mummified monkey’s paw.

• True

• False

The paw has had a spell cast on it by a Fakir in order to prove that people’s lives are governed by fate.

• True

• False

The Sergeant has already made three wishes on the paw.

• True

• False

The Sergeant thought about selling the paw but then chose not to because it bought him so much luck.

• True

• False

The Sergeant throws the paw in the fire and the youngest son rescues it.

• True

• False