10 Questions about Monkey’s Paw:

1. Who is playing chess in the small living room in the opening sentence?

2. What does the father's chess strategy involve?

3. What is Mr. White's reaction to his mistake in the chess game?

4. Who else is in the living room and what is she doing?

5. Who is the new arrival at the door and what is his name?

6. How does the Sergeant-Major Morris appear physically and what is his demeanor
like?

7. What does the Sergeant-Major talk about as he drinks whiskey with the family?

8. How did the fakir put a spell on the monkey's paw and what was the purpose of the
spell?

9. How did the fakir put a spell on the monkey's paw and what was the purpose of the
spell?

10. What is the Sergeant-Major's experience with the monkey's paw and what is the final
outcome of his wishes?