Question

1) Drag and drop the following words from the story for each synonym or definition.


face

shuddered

bullied by one's wife

doubtfully

greedy

a continuous discharge, as of firearms


Choices
jarred
fusillade
visage
dubiously
henpecked
avaricious

2) Choose the best answer.

How is the setting described at the beginning of the story?

quiet and peaceful

sad and mournful

dark and rainy

light and sunny

3) Choose the best answer.

What kind of chess player is Mr. White?

disrespectful

impulsive

pensive

energetic

4) Choose the best answer.

What is the first indication that something is strange about the monkey's paw?

It moved slightly when the narrator looked at it.

It seemed to have a glow about it.

It was much larger than a typical paw.

It's been said that it has elements of magic.

5) Choose the best answer.

The following is an example of which literary device?
"I threw it on the fire. If you keep it, don't blame me for what happens. Pitch it on the fire again, like a sensible man."


resolution

exposition

foreshadowing

situational irony

6) Choose the best answer.

It is an example of ______ about Mr. White's first wish and its fulfillment.

irony

parallelism

dramatic irony

in media res

7) Choose the best answer.

Mr. White feels ________ to wish the second time.

afraid

anxious

apathetic

excited

8) Choose the best answer.

The ending of the story is ____.

obvious

clear

hackneyed

ambiguous

9) Choose the best answer.

Mrs. White mentions that the monkey's paw reminds her of Arabian Nights, also called One Thousand and One Nights, a book of Arab folktales. What type of figurative language does she use in this statement?

allusion

simile

metaphor

personification

Answer 1

1) Matches
- face — visage
- shuddered — jarred
- bullied by one's wife — henpecked
- doubtfully — dubiously
- greedy — avaricious
- a continuous discharge, as of firearms — fusillade

2) dark and rainy

3) impulsive

4) It moved slightly when the narrator looked at it.

5) foreshadowing

6) irony

7) afraid

8) ambiguous

9) allusion