LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
In “The Monkey’s Paw” which line spoken by Herbert best foreshadows what will happen to him?
|
|
“I don’t see the money ____ and I bet I never will.”
|
|
|
“We’re going to be rich and famous”
|
|
|
“If you only cleared the house, you’d be happy”
|
|
|
“I expect to find the cash in a big bag”
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sergeant Major Morris also tells the Whites “…don’t blame me for what happens” (Jacobs 91). It foreshadows that something very bad is going to happen. Herbert foreshadows his death by saying the quote “Well I don’t see the money…and I bet I never shall”(134-135 Jacobs).
Detailed explanation-2: -Foreshadowing: story is going to be scary/ suspenseful. E: Mr. White loosing chess because of risky move. F: He may not make good decisions with the monkey paw.
Detailed explanation-3: -Q. What detail foreshadows, or hints, that Morris’s story about the monkey’s paw may be true? Mr. White feels the paw move.
There is 1 question to complete.