"The Monkey’s Paw" Quiz – Flashcards
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exposition
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A soldier visits the White family and gives them a monkey paw that supposedly grants three wishes.
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rising action
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1) Mr. White wishes for 200 pounds 2) Herbert dies. 3) Mrs. White wishes for her son back
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climax
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There is knocking at the door.
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falling action
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1) Mrs. White wails in disappointment. 2) Mr. White wishes for the second wish to be undone.
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resolution
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Nobody is there.
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"Hark at the wind," said Mr. White, who, having seen fatal mistake after it was too late, was amiably desirous of preventing his son from seeing it.
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part of plot: exposition foreshadows: something bad will happen before it is too late for people to realize it
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He wanted to show that fate rules people's lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow. He put a spell on it so that three separate men could each have three wishes from it.
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part of plot: rising action foreshadows: the Whites interfering with their fate can interfere with their sorrow
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"The first man had his three wishes, yes," was the reply; "I don't know what the first two were, but the third was for death."
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part of plot: rising action foreshadows: man will make 2 wishes and the third would be a wish of death
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Herbert sat alone in the darkness, gazing at the dying fire, and seeing faces in it. The last face was so horrible and so simian that he gazed at it in amazement.
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part of plot: rising action foreshadows: the faces that were in the fire were the people affected by the paw; Herbert's own death
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exposition definition
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the writer gives background information about the characters and the situation
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rising action definition
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events occur that intensify the conflict
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climax definition
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the tension reaches its highest point because the outcome of the conflict is about to be revealed
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falling action definition
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tension lessens
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resolution definition
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the final outcome of the conflict; often involves a change or an insight
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Mr. White
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easily influenced
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Mrs. White
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intelligent; passionate; dubious; joking
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Herbert
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curious
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concrete noun
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names something that can be directly perceived by the senses ex: woman, house, tea
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abstract noun
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names an idea that cannot be perceived directly by the senses ex: friendship, liberty, sympathy
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essay about conflict - identify the conflict in The Monkey's Paw - Can progress be made without conflict?
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- Mr. White isn't sure if he should wish again after learning front the first wish - no because overcoming a conflict brings the plot together and makes it more interesting
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plot definition
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sequence of related events that make up a story
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conflict definition
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a struggle between opposing forces --- follows a pattern
