Q. Why does Morris bring the paw to the white household?
Morris threw the monkey’s paw into the fire because he knew that only evil would result from any one making three wishes with the paw.
Q. What warning does the soldier give to Mr White in the monkey’s paw?
The soldier warns Mr. White of the consequences of using the monkey’s paw. “Sounds like the Arabian Nights,” said Mrs. White, as she rose and began to set the supper.
Table of Contents
- Q. Why does Morris bring the paw to the white household?
- Q. What warning does the soldier give to Mr White in the monkey’s paw?
- Q. What is the direct result of the White’s first wish?
- Q. Who is to blame for the death of Herbert in the monkey’s paw?
- Q. What was most likely Mr White’s final wish?
- Q. What is the horrible fear that Mr White experiences on page?
- Q. What does this line spoken by Mr White help you predict?
- Q. How does Mr White change in the monkey’s paw?
- Q. How does Mrs White change throughout the story?
Q. What is the direct result of the White’s first wish?
White’s first wish is fulfilled because he receives the money that he has wished for. For lack of anything more interesting, White ends up wishing for “200 pounds.” This actually seems to be a pretty common wish for people without a more specific option: money.
Q. Who is to blame for the death of Herbert in the monkey’s paw?
Morris
Q. What was most likely Mr White’s final wish?
Mr. White’s final wish is not clearly stated but it is most likely that it was to send his son back to the cemetery because the knocking stops once Mr. White makes his final wish….
Q. What is the horrible fear that Mr White experiences on page?
White’s horrible fear is of his son returning in a mutilated state (as evidenced by his use of “it” instead of “him”). Mrs. White cries, “You’re afraid of your own son.”
Sergeant-Major Morris throws the monkey’s paw onto the fire because it is a dangerous artifact, and he has seen firsthand the havoc that it can wreak. He has sensed the White family’s interest in the paw and wishes it to be destroyed.
Q. What does this line spoken by Mr White help you predict?
He is remembering the horrible effects of his wishes. What does this line spoken by Mr. White help you predict? “It seems to me I’ve got all I want.”
Q. How does Mr White change in the monkey’s paw?
Mr. White appears drawn to the power of the monkey’s paw, even though his son teases him about believing in the paw’s magic and Morris warns him of the consequences. By the end of the story, a grief-stricken Mr. White has learned the consequences of trying to alter fate.
Q. How does Mrs White change throughout the story?
The death of her son and the belief that it might have been prevented nearly drive Mrs. White insane. Her transformation is far less dramatic than her son’s, but she still changes from an intelligent, self-possessed woman into a raving, shrieking, weeping mourner.
