What type of literary device is demonstrated in this passage from "The Monkey's Paw"?Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire."Hark at the wind," said Mr. White, who, having seen a fatal mistake after it was too late, was amiably desirous of preventing his son from seeing it.A.ClimaxB.ForeshadowingC.ConclusionD.Flashback

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "The Monkey's Paw."Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire.What is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence?A.The woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear.B.The father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot.C.The father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules.D.Since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Read this paragraph from "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs:Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire."Hark at the wind," said Mr. White, who, having seen a fatal mistake after it was too late, was amiably desirous of preventing his son from seeing it.Which statement best describes what the author is foreshadowing in this passage?A.Mr. White will accuse his son of cheating, causing an argument.B.Mr. White will win the chess game and tease his son about his loss.C.Mr. White will continue to act without thinking of the consequences.D.Mr. White will be more careful in the future and think before he acts.

What type of literary device is demonstrated in this passage from "The Monkey's Paw"?"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."A.ConflictB.ConclusionC.ForeshadowingD.PacingSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which element of plot does this excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw" best represent?But her husband was on his hands and knees groping wildly on the floor in search of the paw. If he could only find it before the thing outside got in. A perfect fusillade of knocks reverberated through the house, and he heard the scraping of a chair as his wife put it down in the passage against the door. He heard the creaking of the bolt as it came slowly back, and at the same moment he found the monkey's paw, and frantically breathed his third and last wish.A.ConflictB.ConclusionC.ClimaxD.Falling action

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.