Based on how the passage ends, what is likely to happen next in the story? A) The family will toss the monkey's paw in the trash
. B) The family will try to make wishes on the monkey's paw. C) The family will kick the Sergeant-Major out of their house. D) The family will give the monkey's paw to their greatest enemy.
The correct answer is letter b: simile. This literacy device compares two different things using the words "like" or "as". In this play the author is using a simile in the the statement "His beard was as white as snow".
