THE MONKEY PAW(MCQS)

 

MCQs from The Monkey’s Paw (Scene 1)

1. What kind of night is described at the beginning of the scene?

A. Calm summer night

B. Dark and stormy winter night

C. Warm spring evening

D. Sunny afternoon

Answer: B. Dark and stormy winter night

2. What game are Mr. White and Herbert playing?

A. Cards

B. Chess

C. Checkers

D. Ludo

Answer: B. Chess

3. Who is winning the chess game?

A. Mr. White

B. Mrs. White

C. Herbert

D. Morris

Answer: C. Herbert

4. What is Mrs. White doing by the fire?

A. Reading

B. Cooking

C. Knitting

D. Sleeping

Answer: C. Knitting

5. Who arrives at the Whites’ house during the storm?

A. A policeman

B. Sergeant Major Morris

C. A neighbor

D. A doctor

Answer: B. Sergeant Major Morris

6. Where had Morris been living for many years?

A. China

B. Egypt

C. India

D. Japan

Answer: C. India

7. How long had Morris been away?

A. 10 years

B. 15 years

C. 21 years

D. 30 years

Answer: C. 21 years

8. Herbert says he would like to visit which country?

A. China

B. India

C. France

D. Germany

Answer: B. India

9. What object does Morris show to the Whites?

A. A coin

B. A ring

C. A monkey’s paw

D. A necklace

Answer: C. A monkey’s paw

10. Who put a magic spell on the monkey’s paw?

A. A magician

B. A holy man

C. A king

D. A priest

Answer: B. A holy man

11. What was the purpose of the spell?

A. To make people rich

B. To test courage

C. To show that fate rules people’s lives

D. To punish criminals

Answer: C. To show that fate rules people’s lives

12. How many people could make wishes on the paw?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

Answer: C. Three

13. How many wishes could each person have?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Five

Answer: C. Three

14. What was the third wish of the first owner?

A. Wealth

B. Power

C. Death

D. Fame

Answer: C. Death

15. What does Morris do with the paw suddenly?

A. Throws it away

B. Hides it

C. Throws it into the fire

D. Gives it to Herbert

Answer: C. Throws it into the fire

16. Who takes the paw out of the fire?

A. Herbert

B. Mrs. White

C. Mr. White

D. Morris

Answer: C. Mr. White

17. How should someone make a wish using the paw?

A. Hold it in the left hand silently

B. Hold it in the right hand and wish aloud

C. Touch it to the head

D. Put it in water

Answer: B. Hold it in the right hand and wish aloud

18. What warning does Morris give?

A. Wishes never come true

B. The consequences may be unpleasant

C. The paw will disappear

D. It will stop working

Answer: B. The consequences may be unpleasant

19. What does Mrs. White jokingly suggest wishing for?

A. Money

B. A big house

C. Extra pairs of hands

D. Gold

Answer: C. Extra pairs of hands

20. What amount does Herbert suggest wishing for?

A. 100 pounds

B. 200 pounds

C. 300 pounds

D. 500 pounds

Answer: B. 200 pounds

21. Why does Herbert suggest that amount?

A. To buy a car

B. To pay the mortgage

C. To travel to India

D. To buy land

Answer: B. To pay the mortgage

22. What happens when Mr. White makes the wish?

A. The paw disappears

B. The fire goes out

C. The paw twists in his hand

D. The lights go off

Answer: C. The paw twists in his hand

23. What does Mr. White say the paw felt like?

A. A rope

B. A snake

C. A worm

D. A stick

Answer: B. A snake

24. How do Herbert and Mrs. White react to Mr. White’s claim?

A. They believe him

B. They become frightened

C. They think he imagined it

D. They throw the paw away

Answer: C. They think he imagined it

25. What does Herbert jokingly say about the money?

A. It will appear in the bank

B. It might fall from the sky

C. It will grow on trees

D. Morris will send it

Answer: B. It might fall from the sky

MCQs from The Monkey’s Paw (Scene 2 & 3)

1. When does Scene 2 take place?

A. Early morning

B. The next afternoon

C. Late night

D. One week later

Answer: B. The next afternoon

2. What are Mr. and Mrs. White doing at the beginning of Scene 2?

A. Cooking food

B. Playing chess

C. Drinking tea and sorting mail

D. Reading books

Answer: C. Drinking tea and sorting mail

3. Where is the monkey’s paw kept?

A. On the table

B. In a drawer

C. On a shelf

D. In Mr. White’s pocket

Answer: C. On a shelf

4. What is Mrs. White expecting in the mail?

A. A letter from Herbert

B. Two hundred pounds

C. A check for two hundred pounds

D. A gift

Answer: C. A check for two hundred pounds

5. Who arrives at the Whites’ house?

A. A police officer

B. A stranger from the company

C. A doctor

D. A neighbor

Answer: B. A stranger from the company

6. Where does the stranger say he comes from?

A. White and Sons

B. Maw and Meggins

C. London Factory

D. Royal Company

Answer: B. Maw and Meggins

7. What happens to Herbert at the factory?

A. He falls from a ladder

B. He is caught in the machinery

C. He is burned in fire

D. He slips and dies

Answer: B. He is caught in the machinery

8. According to the stranger, Herbert is

A. Safe

B. Slightly injured

C. Badly hurt but not in pain

D. Completely fine

Answer: C. Badly hurt but not in pain

9. What does the company offer the Whites?

A. A job

B. An apology letter

C. Compensation money

D. A house

Answer: C. Compensation money

10. How much money does the company give them?

A. 100 pounds

B. 150 pounds

C. 200 pounds

D. 500 pounds

Answer: C. 200 pounds

11. What happens when Mr. White hears the amount?

A. He cries

B. He laughs

C. He faints

D. He runs outside

Answer: C. He faints

12. When does Scene 3 take place?

A. Two days later

B. A week and a half later

C. One month later

D. The same night

Answer: B. A week and a half later

13. What is Mrs. White doing at the beginning of Scene 3?

A. Sleeping

B. Cooking

C. Standing in the doorway weeping

D. Reading

Answer: C. Standing in the doorway weeping

14. What suddenly comes to Mrs. White’s mind?

A. Herbert’s clothes

B. The monkey’s paw

C. The stranger

D. The money

Answer: B. The monkey’s paw

15. How many wishes have they used so far?

A. None

B. One

C. Two

D. Three

Answer: B. One

16. What does Mrs. White want to wish for?

A. More money

B. A new house

C. Herbert to come alive again

D. Happiness

Answer: C. Herbert to come alive again

17. How many days has Herbert been dead?

A. Five days

B. Seven days

C. Ten days

D. Twenty days

Answer: C. Ten days

18. Why does Mr. White hesitate to bring Herbert back?

A. He fears the magic

B. Herbert’s body was badly mangled

C. He lost the paw

D. He forgot the wish

Answer: B. Herbert’s body was badly mangled

19. What does Mr. White finally wish for?

A. Money again

B. Peace

C. His son alive again

D. Good health

Answer: C. His son alive again

20. What sound is heard later in the night?

A. Footsteps

B. Crying

C. Knocking on the door

D. Thunder

Answer: C. Knocking on the door

21. Who believes the knocking is Herbert?

A. Mr. White

B. Mrs. White

C. The stranger

D. Morris

Answer: B. Mrs. White

22. What does Mr. White say the sound might be?

A. Wind

B. A mouse

C. A dog

D. A thief

Answer: B. A mouse

23. What does Mrs. White try to do?

A. Run outside

B. Hide

C. Open the door

D. Call the police

Answer: C. Open the door

24. What does Mr. White do with the paw at the last moment?

A. Throws it away

B. Makes another wish

C. Burns it

D. Hides it

Answer: B. Makes another wish

25. What happens when the door opens?

A. Herbert enters

B. The stranger appears

C. The road is empty

D. Morris returns

Answer: C. The road is empty

Comprehension Questions 

1. Describe the weather and its influence on the theme.

The weather in Scene 1 is dark, stormy, and windy with heavy rain and thunder. This gloomy atmosphere creates a mysterious and frightening mood, which prepares the reader for the supernatural events related to the monkey’s paw. The storm also symbolizes the danger and tragedy that will soon affect the White family.

2. What was special about the monkey's paw?

The monkey’s paw was magical. A holy man had put a spell on it so that three different people could each make three wishes. However, the wishes came with terrible consequences, showing that interfering with fate can bring sorrow.

3. How did the first owner of the monkey's paw use it?

The first owner used the paw to make three wishes. The story says that his third wish was for death, which suggests that the previous wishes caused him great suffering.

4. Why couldn't Morris sell the monkey's paw?

Sergeant Major Morris could not sell the monkey’s paw because people did not believe in its magic. Others who did believe in it wanted to try it first before paying, and Morris himself also felt that it had already caused enough trouble.

5. How did the Whites get the monkey's paw?

Morris threw the monkey’s paw into the fire because he wanted to destroy it. However, Mr. White quickly picked it up from the fire and kept it despite Morris’s warning. That is how the Whites obtained the paw.

6. How does Morris describe the monkey's paw?

Morris describes it as a small, dried, and mummified monkey’s paw. Although it looks ordinary, it contains a powerful magical spell placed by a holy man to show that fate controls human life.

7. What did Morris say about how to use the monkey's paw?

Morris said that to make a wish, a person must hold the paw in the right hand and say the wish aloud. Then the magic of the paw would try to grant the wish.

8. What was his warning to the Whites?

Morris warned the Whites that they would not like the consequences of their wishes. He advised them to throw the paw back into the fire and forget about it, because trying to change fate could bring misfortune.

9. What things mentioned by Sergeant Major hinted at the Whites' fate?

Several things Morris said hinted at the Whites’ tragic fate:

The paw was made to show that fate rules people’s lives.

Anyone who interferes with fate will regret it.

The first owner wished for death after using the paw.

Morris himself seemed frightened of the paw and threw it into the fire.

He repeatedly warned Mr. White about the consequences of using it.

These hints foreshadow the tragic events that later happen to Herbert and the White family.