Available Answers

1. 1.

   Why did the family not expect a visitor that night?

2. 2.

   Why did Herbert want Mr White to wish for two hundred pounds?

3. 3.

   Where had the stranger come from?

4. 4.

   What did the mother want the father to wish for?

5. 5.

   Why was Mr White not letting go of Mrs White?

6. 6.

   Complete the table with suitable causes and effects.

   Cause	Effect
   1.	a. The family fell quiet while listening to Sergeant-Major Morris speaking about the monkey's paw.
   2. Herbert reminded Mr White about the mortgage on the house.	b.
   3.	c. The monkey's paw twisted like a snake in Mr White's hand.
   4.	d. Someone from 'Maw and Meggins' came to see Mr and Mrs White.
   5. Mrs White insisted that her husband wish for their son to be alive again.	e.
   6.	f. The knocking on the door stopped suddenly.