A. The mystery around the monkey's paw is introduced
Hints of this lie in the adjectives such as "curiously" and the mention of "magic" which tells the reader that there might be something more to monkey's paw, and that maybe we should be curious.
People flatter audiences or readers
The answer is number two I think
Aunt Em is a fictional character from the Oz books. She is the aunt of Dorothy Gale and wife of Uncle Henry, and lives together with them on a farm in Kansas.