Question

In “The Monkey’s Paw,” W. W. Jacobs describes the interactions of a close-knit family in the beginning of the story. This description contributes to creating an atmosphere of (1)______ in the excerpt. However, after (2)_______ the mood gradually becomes (3)_________.
1. (a) excitement
(b) eeriness
(c) warmth
(d) fear

2. (a) the White family have their dinner
(b) the two friends start reminiscing about old days
(c) Herbert's victory at chess against his father
(d) the major recounts the monkey's paw tale

3. (a) sinister
(b) exciting
(c) sorrowful
(d) cheerful

Answer 1

The correct choices that comes in the blank are;

1. (c) warmth

2. (d) the major recounts the monkey's paw tale

3. (a) sinister

In “The Monkey’s Paw,” W. W. Jacobs describes the interactions of a close-knit family in the beginning of the story. This description contributes to creating an atmosphere of "warmth" in the excerpt. However, after "the major recounts the monkey's paw tale " the mood gradually becomes "sinister".

"The Monkey's Paw" is a supernatural short story by creator W. W. Jacobs initially distributed in England in the accumulation The Lady of the Barge in 1902. In the story, three wishes are conceded to the proprietor of the monkey's paw, however the desires accompany a tremendous cost for meddling with destiny. It has been adjusted scores of times in other media, including plays, films, TV appears, musical dramas, stories and funnies, as ahead of schedule as 1903 and as of late as 2017.