Which detail from "The Monkey's Paw" is most clearly an example of foreshadowing?A.Mrs. White's crying when she realizes her son has not come back from the deadB.Mrs. White's assurance that Mr. White might win the next game of chessC.Mr. White's comment that he would like to travel to India just to see the placeD.The fakir's prediction that anyone who interferes with fate will be sorry

Read this passage from "The Monkey's Paw":Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire."Hark at the wind," said Mr. White, who, having seen a fatal mistake after it was too late, was amiably desirous of preventing his son from seeing it.Which sentence best explains what the author is foreshadowing in this passage?A.Mr. White will continue to take unnecessary risks, but nothing will happen to him.B.Mr. White will make other serious mistakes by acting without thinking of the consequences.C.Mr. White will accuse his son, Herbert, of cheating, causing his son to move out.D.Mr. White will win the game and tease his son about his poor chess-playing skills.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which detail from "The Monkey's Paw" most clearly helps create tension?A.The White family listens to Mr. Morris's tales of travel.B.A fakir warned that anyone who meddled with fate would be sorry.C.Mrs. White knits while her husband and son play chess and wait for a visitor.D.Mr. White uses all three wishes from the monkey's paw by the end of the story.

Which event is most clearly the climax of "The Monkey's Paw"?A.Mrs. White tells Mr. White to wish their son back alive.B.The Whites receive money for their son's death.C.Mr. White pulls the monkey's paw out of the fire.D.Mr. White uses his third and final wish.

Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing?Group of answer choices"Rainsford had fought his way through the bush for two hours. "I must keep my nerve, I must keep my nerve," he said through tight teeth."He saw no sign of a trail through the closely knit web of weeds and trees; it was easier to go along the shore, and Rainsford floundered along by the water.""Ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. A simple fellow, but, I'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." "Is he Russian?" "He is a Cossack ," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "So am I.""The man's only answer was to raise with his thumb the hammer of the revolver."

How do Mr. White's wife and son first react to the story about the monkey's paw?A.They think it will end up killing someone.B.They are desperate to get the paw.C.They do not believe it is magical.D.They think it carries disease.