Question

Read the following excerpt from "the monkey’s paw" by w. w. jacobs. "he don’t look to have taken much harm," said mrs. white politely. "i’d like to go to india myself," said the old man [mr. white], "just to look round a bit, you know." "better where you are," said the sergeant-major, shaking his head. he put down the empty glass, and sighing softly, shook it again. "i should like to see those old temples and fakirs and jugglers," said the old man. "what was that you started telling me the other day about a monkey’s paw or something, morris?" based on the dialogue, where did the monkey’s paw come from?

a. india
b. africa
c. europe
d. united states

Answer 1

The monkey's paw in W. W. Jacobs' story is suggested to have come from India, as indicated by the dialogue where Mr. White links his interest in Indian temples, fakirs, and jugglers to his curiosity about the monkey's paw tale told by Sergeant-Major Morris. Option A is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the dialogue from the excerpt of "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs, it can be inferred that the monkey's paw originated from India. The character Mr. White expresses a desire to visit India to see 'old temples and fakirs and jugglers'.

He then asks Sergeant-Major Morris about a story involving a monkey's paw that Morris had started to tell him, which connects the paw to the Indian experiences Morris was sharing. The context implies that the monkey's paw, a central element of the story, is associated with the mystical and exotic atmosphere that Mr. White associates with India.

Therefore, the correct answer to the given question, based on the dialogue, is A. India.