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Background
Talisman/Amulet
Amulet a charm or object that is said to protect
the person who holds it and bring good luck.
Talisman similar to an amulet but said to bring
more than good luck. It may have magical powers
and may grant its holder the power to make a wish
come true.
Talismans/amulets include such objects as gems,
stones, coins, pendants, statues, plants and/or
animals.
In the selection you are about to read, curiosity about the power of an unusual object brings unexpected
consequences.
peril n. danger
compensation
Choose the vocabulary word from the box at right that best completes each sentence below.
credulity
fate
grimace
peril
resignation
4.grimace
His ________________ scared the children.
5. Tom sighed with
________________ upon realizing he was lost.
resignation
6. Had she not been saved, she could have met a terrible ___________.
fate
thoughts or feelings.
As you read The Monkeys Paw, try to determine whether it is told by an objective narrator or a subjective one.
Use a chart like the one shown below to record the narrators observations.
Event
Narrators Description
Chess board
An old parlor
Mood is the feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader.
As you read The Monkeys Paw, notice how the story makes you feel and which words or passages make
you feel that way.
Assignment
Bring G.B.
Read p. 164 168 (till Pause & Reflect)
Paste paper strip and answer the
questions in your copybook.
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Reading Comprehension
Questions p. 166-168
What does the old man mean by Twenty years of it. in line 46?
What is the family suddenly interested about on p. 166?
Use the dictionary to find the meaning of the word spell.
Read lines 85-99 and focus on the description of the character, Morris.
What mood does it create in you? Support your answer with details from
the text.
How many men have used the monkeys paw so far to make three
wishes?
Underline all the details about the paw (lines 70 112). Based on the way
Morris spoke about the paw, would you take it and use it to fulfill three
things you really wish for? Explain your answer.
Find the meaning of the words gruffly and sensible lines 128- 129.
Reread lines 122-129. Compare how the Whites and Morris feel about
the monkeys paw at that moment?
What does the last warning in lines 128-129 imply? Elaborate.