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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 son to the graveyard.

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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 son to the graveyard.

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The falling action in a story is the part that comes after the climax and before the resolution, where the intensity of the conflict decreases and the story moves towards its conclusion.

In "The Monkey's Paw," the falling action would be D. Mr. White wishes to return his son to the graveyard. This occurs after the climax of the story, where Mr. and Mrs. White realize that the wish they made to bring their son back to life has had horrific consequences. Mr. White's wish to return his son to the graveyard is the beginning of the resolution of the story's conflict, making it part of the falling action.

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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.

Which detail from the story is part of the rising action?A.The author establishes that the story begins on a cold, wet night.B.Mr. White is sorry he ever wished on the monkey's paw.C.Mr. White pulls the monkey's paw from the fire.D.Mr. White wishes his son were back in the cemetery.

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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" 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.

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