
Eng II-H Monkey's Paw/Moment Gun Went Off
Quiz by MARIA JIMENEZ
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How long did Sergeant Major Morris serve in India?
What is the best synonym for avaricious?
What events are occurring at this point in the Monkey's Paw, "A fine crash from the piano greeted the words, interrupted by a shuddering cry from the old man."?
The setting in the beginning of the story can be best described asÂ
Which line is an example of the author's use of foreshadowing in the story?
What aspect of WW Jacob's background most likely contributed to his creation of the character of Sergeant-Major Morris?
Which line from the story shows the mother's misunderstanding of the news that the mysterious man brings to her and her husband?
Which of the following is an important aspect of the Monkey's Paw's setting?
Which of the following elements of the setting best symbolize the old couple's feelings at the end of the story?
What is the most important lesson the couple learns in this story?
Who suggests that they wish for two hundred pounds?
Who tells stories of wild scenes, wars, and plagues?
Who remembers that there are still two wishes left?
Who wanted to show that fate rules people's lives?
Mr. White feels the monkey's paw move in his hand.
The monkey's paw looks ordinary, but contains special powers.
At Lucas’s funeral service, Alida Van der Vyver
Why did Marais Van de Vyver think the gun was unloaded?
The Afrikaner farmers communicate with one another via
Which statement most clearly expresses Captain Beetge's feelings about Marais Van der Vyver?
Who is the narrator of the story?
Which of the following foreshadows future racial strife in the area?
Which of the following is a statement of fact from the story?
Lucas's blood gets on Vande Vyver's clothing when the farmer carries the young man into his truck, but at the funeral, Van der Vyver does not let anyone's clothing "make contact with him." What is significant about this?
The plot in "the moment before the gun" is complicated by which of the following?
Which of the following does NOT demonstrate Marais Van de Vyver's true feelings for Lucas?
Who likes to travel in the back of the truck?
Who hides his expression behind a thick mustache?
Who/What is surrounded by a high, barbed security fence?
Who describes Marais's photograph in the paper?
Lucas's mother is ashamed to see Van der Vyver cry.
Captain Beetge stares at the grave during the funeral.Â