Monkey’s Paw Question – Flashcards
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What type of mood is established in the begging of the story? What helps determine that sense of feeling?
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The mood it established was dark & ominous, a very spooky feeling. The story helped support this *mood* is that the author *W. W. Jacobs* makes some words in context to have a negative connotation.
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What magical ability does the monkey's paw have?
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The magical ability the monkey's paw have it that it can grant any *man* 3 wishes.
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Why did the fakir place a spell on the paw?
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The fakir wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives.
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Sergeant Major Morris' face whitens when he reveals about the that he had three wishes. What can you infer about the paw?
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We can infer about the paw that is the wishes get you what you want, however usually have negative process for you to obtain your wish.
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What is probably upsetting the sergeant-major about the White family's lightheartedness toward the paw?
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The thing that is upsetting to the Sergeant-major is the major negative impact the White family does not realized it will have.
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What was the first man's third wish? How might this example foreshadowing?
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The first man's third wish was death. This might foreshadow somethings in the book because it reveals the negativity on the Monkey's Paw.
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Why doesn't Mr. White know what to wish for? What is Mr. White's first wish.
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Mr. White does not know what to wish for because he believes he has everything he could have. His first wish is to get 200 pounds.
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What does the paw immediately do after the first wish? What can you infer from this?
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The paw 'moves' after the first wish has been spoken, that means the monkey's paw is spook.
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What does Mr. White see in the fire in the night of his first wish? What can you infer from this?
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He saw the paw in the fire, this is an example of foreshadowing because it is showing where it should've been.
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What are the family's feelings about toward the first wish in the morning?
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The Whites thought how silly it was that they believed the sergeant major and the paw.
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How do the Whites get 200 pounds?
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There son was killed at work from a machine, so the company gave them in return 200 pounds.
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Why does Mrs. White want the monkey's paw, what is the second wish?
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Mrs. White wants the second paw so she can bring back her son from the dead.
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What do you suppose was the final wish?
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For the son to die or to have never existed
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What do you think happened at he end of the story? What does he mean when Mr. White begs his wife not to let "it" into the house? What is he afraid of? Who or what was outside of the house?
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At the end of the story, Mr. White wished for his son to stay dead forever. Mr. White is afraid of what his 'undead' son. Outside his house, is a spooky zombie.
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What could be a more creative title than "The Monkey's Paw"? Write down a universal truth for this story.
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"The Spooky Paw"
