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    The Monkeys Paw Comprehension

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    The document appears to be a set of comprehension questions about the short story "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs. [1] The questions probe details about the characters, setting, and key events in the story such as how the White family acquires a mysterious monkey's paw with the power to grant three wishes. [2] As the wishes are made, the mood in the White household shifts from curiosity to dread as the consequences of each wish bring unexpected tragedy. [3] The final question reveals Mr. White makes one last wish with disastrous results.

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    The Monkeys Paw Comprehension

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    The document appears to be a set of comprehension questions about the short story "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs. [1] The questions probe details about the characters, setting, and key events in the story such as how the White family acquires a mysterious monkey's paw with the power to grant three wishes. [2] As the wishes are made, the mood in the White household shifts from curiosity to dread as the consequences of each wish bring unexpected tragedy. [3] The final question reveals Mr. White makes one last wish with disastrous results.

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    The document appears to be a set of comprehension questions about the short story "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs. [1] The questions probe details about the characters, setting, and key events in the story such as how the White family acquires a mysterious monkey's paw with the power to grant three wishes. [2] As the wishes are made, the mood in the White household shifts from curiosity to dread as the consequences of each wish bring unexpected tragedy. [3] The final question reveals Mr. White makes one last wish with disastrous results.

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    The Monkeys Paw Comprehension

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    Carlos Acosta
    The document appears to be a set of comprehension questions about the short story "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs. [1] The questions probe details about the characters, setting, and key events in the story such as how the White family acquires a mysterious monkey's paw with the power to grant three wishes. [2] As the wishes are made, the mood in the White household shifts from curiosity to dread as the consequences of each wish bring unexpected tragedy. [3] The final question reveals Mr. White makes one last wish with disastrous results.

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    The Monkey’s Paw

    Answer the following questions with complete sentences of eight words or more as answers.

    1. At the beginning of the story, Mr. White and his son are playing chess. Who wins the game?
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    2. The White family lives in a neighborhood that is _________ (circle one)
    a. lively and busy
    b. incredibly rich
    c. isolated and lonely
    3. How did the sergeant-major get the paw?
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    4. Circle three phases below that apply to the monkey’s paw.
    a. has a spell on it
    b. brings only happiness to its owner
    c. looks ordinary
    d. grants three wishes
    5. When Sergeant-Major Morris talks about the paw, he seems _______ (circle one)
    a. furious
    b. anxious and afraid
    c. happy and content
    6. How does the sergeant-major’s attitude toward the paw differ from the White’s attitude?
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    7. Do you think the monkey’s paw will bring Mr. White happiness? (Explain your answer)
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    8. What does Mr. White wish for? (use a quote from the story in your answer)
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    9. How does the family’s mood change after Mr. White makes a wish?
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    10. How does Mr. White’s reaction to the monkey’s paw differ from his wife’s?
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    11. Mr. White is afraid of the paw because it __________. (circle one)
    a. frightened Morris
    b. comes from far away
    c. scratched him
    d. moved in his hand
    12. What message does the stranger bring?
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    13. Why do Mr. and Mrs. White react so strongly to the news that they will receive two hundred pounds?
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    14. Mrs. White tells her husband to ______. (circle one)
    a. destroy the paw
    b. return to the cemetery
    c. sell the paw
    d. wish for Herbert to be alive again
    15. What does Mrs. White mean by, “I forgot it was two miles away.”
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    16. Did you want Mrs. White to answer the door? Explain your answer.
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    17. What is Mr. White’s final wish?
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