How do Mr. White's wife and son first react to the story about the monkey's paw?A.They think it will end up killing someone.B.They are desperate to get the paw.C.They do not believe it is magical.D.They think it carries disease.

Which detail from "The Monkey's Paw" most clearly helps create tension?A.The White family listens to Mr. Morris's tales of travel.B.A fakir warned that anyone who meddled with fate would be sorry.C.Mrs. White knits while her husband and son play chess and wait for a visitor.D.Mr. White uses all three wishes from the monkey's paw by the end of the story.

Which part of "The Monkey's Paw" would be considered part of the story's falling action?A.Mr. White looks out the front door and sees an empty road.B.Mr. and Mrs. White can never get their son back.C.Mr. White has no wishes left on the monkey's paw.D.Mr. White wishes to return his so

Which detail from "The Monkey's Paw" is an example of conflict?A.When all of Mr. White's wishes are gone, he is worse off than before.B.Mrs. White wants her son to come back from the dead, but Mr. White is afraid.C.The night the story begins, the weather outside is cold and wet.D.The White family is fascinated by Mr. Morris's stories.

Which event is most clearly the climax of "The Monkey's Paw"?A.Mrs. White tells Mr. White to wish their son back alive.B.The Whites receive money for their son's death.C.Mr. White pulls the monkey's paw out of the fire.D.Mr. White uses his third and final wish.

"The Monkey's Paw":He took something out of his pocket and proffered it. Mrs. White drew back with a grimace, but her son, taking it, examined it curiously."And what is there special about it?" inquired Mr. White, as he took it from his son, and having examined it, placed it upon the table."It had a spell put on it by an old fakir," said the sergeant-major, "a very holy man. He wanted to show that fate ruled 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."Which sentence best explains what the author is foreshadowing in this passage?A.Mrs. White will be afraid of the monkey's paw and ask her husband to throw it away.B.Mr. White will contact the fakir to learn more about the spell he put on the monkey's paw.C.The spell on the monkey's paw will be broken, and the Whites will get everything they want.D.Mr. White will come to regret any wishes he makes on the monkey's paw.