Which excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw" would be considered the story's climax?A.In the huge new cemetery, some two miles distant, the old people buried their dead, and came back to a house steeped in shadow and silence.B.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.C.Unconscious of his wife's shriek, the old man smiled faintly, put out his hands like a sightless man, and dropped, a senseless heap, to the floor.D.A cold wind rushed up the staircase, and a long loud wail of disappointment and misery from his wife gave him courage to run down to her side, and then to the gate beyond.SUBMITarrow_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 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 element of plot does this excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw" best represent?The knocking ceased suddenly, although the echoes of it were still in the house. He heard the chair drawn back and the door opened. A cold wind rushed up the staircase, and a long loud wail of disappointment and misery from his wife gave him courage to run down to her side, and then to the gate beyond. The street lamp flickering opposite shone on a quiet and deserted road.A.Rising actionB.Falling actionC.ExpositionD.ClimaxSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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.

Read this paragraph from "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs:The knocking ceased suddenly, although the echoes of it were still in the house. He heard the chair drawn back and the door opened. A cold wind rushed up the staircase, and a long loud wail of disappointment and misery from his wife gave him courage to run down to her side, and then to the gate beyond. The street lamp flickering opposite shone on a quiet and deserted road.Which part of the plot is best represented by this passage?A.ConflictB.ExpositionC.Falling actionD.ClimaxSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS