The Monkey's Paw Questions and Answers
What are some examples of foreshadowing in "The Monkey's Paw"?
Compare Mr. White's feelings about the monkey's paw when he makes his first, second and third wishes. How does his attitude change?
What is a brief plot summary of "The Monkey's Paw"?
What was Herbert's attitude toward the monkey's paw?
In "The Monkey's Paw," what are the types of conflict and some examples of each?
What is Mr. White's 3rd wish?
Where is there irony in "The Monkey's Paw"?
In "The Monkey's Paw," what happens immediately after Mr. White wishes for 200 pounds?
What is the message or theme in “The Monkey's Paw”? How does the author get the message across to the reader?
What is the resolution of the conflict in the story "The Monkey's Paw"?
In the short story "The Monkey's Paw," what happens when Mr. White uses the monkey's paw?
How does each of the Whites react when the family first learns about the monkey's paw?
What is the climax of "The Monkey's Paw"?
What are the three wishes & the consequences in "The Monkey's Paw?"
What is the mood of "The Monkey's Paw," and when in time does it take place?
In what way does the setting described in lines 1–21 suggest or foreshadow later events in "The Monkey's Paw"?
What is a direct characterization for Mr. White in "The Monkey's Paw"?
Why does Sergeant-Major Morris throw the paw onto the fire, and who gave the paw to Mr. White?
In "The Monkey's Paw," what role does fate play in the lives of the White family?
Describe Morris's attitude toward the monkey's paw in "The Monkey's Paw."
What is the rising action in "The Monkey's Paw"?
What is the moral of "The Monkey's Paw"?
What was the second wish in "The Monkey's Paw?"
How does the monkey's paw change the relationship between the husband and wife?
What is the first hint that the monkey's paw is not a good thing?
In the story "The Monkey's Paw" what is an example of indirect characterization?
In "The Monkey's Paw," what was the White family's last wish?
What is the resolution in "The Monkey's Paw"?
What are three examples of figurative language in “The Monkey's Paw”?
What does Herbert say that foreshadows his own death in "The Monkey's Paw"?
When a stranger comes to the Whites' door in "The Monkey's Paw," why does Mrs. White think he has come?
What is the main idea of the story "The Monkey's Paw"?
I need the sequence of events of "The Monkey's Paw." Number the main events of the story and make sure you include all the main events.
What would have happened if Mr. White was unable to ask for his third wish in "The Monkey's Paw"?
What is the point of view in "The Monkey's Paw"?
What does the phrase "hark at" mean in the context of "The Monkey's Paw"?
What was the most frightening moment in "The Monkey's Paw"?
In "The Monkey's Paw," in what way is Mr. White's wish fulfilled? How is this ironic?
Why does the knocking stop in "The Monkey's Paw"?
How does the author of "The Monkey's Paw" use foreshadowing in the first chapter to suggest that the spell placed on the paw might not bring happiness to whoever possesses it?
Why did Mr.White want his son to die again with his last wish?
In "The Monkey's Paw," does Mrs. White's allusion to The Arabian Nights have any implied or hidden significance in the story?
In the short story "The Monkey's Paw," what are two clues that foreshadow that the monkey’s paw is not a good thing?
What is an element of the story "The Monkey's Paw"?
How does Herbert die in "The Monkey's Paw"?
Sergeant-Major Morris's advice to Mr. White is to "wish for something sensible" in W. W. Jacob's short story "The Monkey's Paw." How does this advice foreshadow later events?
How does W.W. Jacobs reveal character in "The Monkey's Paw"?
In "The Monkey's Paw," did the fakir succeed with his lesson about fate?
In "The Monkey's Paw," why does Mr. White faint when he learns the amount Maw and Meggins plan to give them as compensation?
What did Sergeant Major Morris say about the monkey's paw?
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