"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.

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

Read this passage from "The Monkey's Paw":"Likely," said Herbert, with pretended horror. "Why, we're going to be rich, and famous, and happy. Wish to be an emperor, father, to begin with; then you can't be henpecked."He darted round the table, pursued by the maligned Mrs. White armed with an antimacassar.Mr. White took the paw from his pocket and eyed it dubiously. "I don't know what to wish for, and that's a fact," he said slowly. "It seems to me I've got all I want."What conflict in the story does this passage reveal?A.Mr. White wants to believe in the monkey's paw because his family really needs money.B.Mrs. White is upset that Herbert is behaving disrespectfully toward his father.C.Herbert is angry that his parents don't believe in the magic of the monkey's paw.D.Mr. White feels compelled to make a wish even though he's already content with his life.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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.

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