Question
Read the excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw.”
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."
"If you only cleared the house, you'd be quite happy, wouldn't you?" said Herbert, with his hand on his shoulder. "Well, wish for two hundred pounds, then; that’ll just do it."
His father, smiling shamefacedly at his own credulity, held up the talisman, as his son, with a solemn face, somewhat marred by a wink at his mother, sat down at the piano and struck a few impressive chords.
"I wish for two hundred pounds," said the old man distinctly.
How does Herbert’s reaction to wishing on the monkey’s paw differ from his father’s?
Herbert is more nervous.
Herbert is more lighthearted.
Herbert is more greedy.
Herbert is more unsuspecting.
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."
"If you only cleared the house, you'd be quite happy, wouldn't you?" said Herbert, with his hand on his shoulder. "Well, wish for two hundred pounds, then; that’ll just do it."
His father, smiling shamefacedly at his own credulity, held up the talisman, as his son, with a solemn face, somewhat marred by a wink at his mother, sat down at the piano and struck a few impressive chords.
"I wish for two hundred pounds," said the old man distinctly.
How does Herbert’s reaction to wishing on the monkey’s paw differ from his father’s?
Herbert is more nervous.
Herbert is more lighthearted.
Herbert is more greedy.
Herbert is more unsuspecting.
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Herbert is more lighthearted. In the excerpt, Herbert engages playfully with his father, suggesting a wish for money with a wink at his mother, indicating a sense of humor about the situation. In contrast, Mr. White's attitude is more cautious and serious as he expresses doubt and deliberation over what to wish for.