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What was Mr. White's final wish?
He wished that Herbert was dead again.
He wished that his wife's broken heart be mended.
He wished for the knocking at his door to cease.
He wished that he never received the monkey's paw at all.
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Which details from the short story best support your answer to question 1? Choose THREE.
Answer,
"He has been dead ten days, and besides he--I would not tell you else, but--I could only recognize him by his clothing. If he was too terrible for you to see then, how now?"
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"A cold wind rushed up the staircase, and a long loud wail of disappointment and misery from his wife gave him courage to run down to her side.."
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"...and a horrible fear that the unspoken wish might bring his mutilated son before him ere he cold escape the room seized upon him..."
"Bring him back," cried the old woman, and dragged him toward the door. "Do you think I fear the child I have nursed?'
"But her husband was on his hands and knees groping wildly on the floor in search of the paw. If he could only find it before the thing outside got in."
"No," she cried triumphantly; "we'll have one more. Go down and get it quickly and wish our boy alive again."
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"I expect you'll find the cash tied up in a big bag in the middle of your bed," said Herbert as he bade them goodnight, "and something horrible squatting up on top of the wardrobe watching you as you pocket your ill-gotten gains."
What is revealed about Herbert's character based on this piece of dialogue?
He is sarcastic and humorous.
He is easily annoyed by his parents.
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He is easily frightened.
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He is jealous that he didn't get the paw.
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Identify FOUR other pieces of evidence that support your answer for number 3.
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"Well, I don't see the money," said Herbert as he picked it up and placed it on the table, "and I bet I never shall."
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"Might drop down on his head from the sky," said the frivolous Herbert.
Answer,
"There he is," said Hebert White, as the gale banged too loudly and heavy footsteps came toward the door.
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"Well, don't break into the money before I come back," said Herbert as he rose from the table. "I'm afraid it'll turn you into a mean, avaricious man, and we shall have to disown you."
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"Herbert will have some more of his funny remarks, I expect, when he comes home," she said, as they sat at dinner.
"Likely," said Herbert, with pretended horror. "Why, we're going to be rich, and famous and happy. Wish to be an emperor, father, to begin with; then you can't be henpecked."
"Well, why don't you have three, sir?" said Herbert White.
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"Sounds like the Arabian Nights," said Mrs. White, as she rose and began to set the supper. "Don't you think you might wish for four pair of hands for me?"
What type of figurative language is used in the lines above?
simile
metaphor
allusion
idiom
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Explain why you chose the figurative language above.
I chose Metaohor because they said "you think you might wish for four pair of hands for me" which describes a meataphor wich is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable, that describes this quote.