The Monkey's Paw
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The author best creates suspense with which of the following sentences?
“It looks like just an ordinary little paw all dried up.”
“Did you live in India a long time, Sergeant Major?”
“He was caught in the machinery.”
“It moved! When I wished, it twisted in my hand, like a snake.”
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What detail foreshadows, or hints, that Morris’s story about the monkey’s paw may be true?
Mr. White feels the paw move.
Herbert beats Mr. White at chess.
Morris tells stories about his life in India.
Mr. White says he has all he really wants.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The difference between Mr. White's attitude and Morris's attitude about the monkey's paw is that
Mr. White shows no interest, but Morris is obsessed.
Morris takes the matter seriously, but Mr. White questions the paw's power.
Mr. White seems hostile toward the paw, but Morris reflects fondly on it.
Morris keeps trying to change the topic, but Mr. White continues to ask about it.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What mood do you find in the story when the Whites stop speaking to one another after Herbert's death?
hopeless grief
quiet thought
hurtful anger
silent blame
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does Sergeant Major Morris bring with him?
A chessboard
A monkey's paw
A magic lamp
A holy book
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the purpose of the monkey's paw?
To bring good luck
To grant wishes
To scare people
To tell fortunes
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was the third wish of the first owner of the monkey's paw?
Wealth
Happiness
Death
Love
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
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