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Vocab - "The Monkey's Paw"
Vocab - "The Monkey's Paw"
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VOCABULARY REVIEW - Collections version of The Monkey's Paw
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What does 'frivolous' mean?
greedy
Of great benefit
Expanding at an exponential rate
Not having serious value or importance - silly
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“the dirty, shriveled little paw was pitched on the sideboard carelessly which betokened no great belief in its ___."
talisman
juju powers
virtues
supernatural abilities
3
What is
credulity
?
A tendency to believe too readily.
A child that is very gullible.
When you never believe someone.
Being very cruel to someone.
4
“Putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary ______ that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady."
peril
prodigious
pinnacle
prodigal
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“They admit no liability at all, but in consideration of your son’s services, they wish to present you with ______."
peril
gifts
compensation
300 pounds
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How did Morris get the monkey's paw?
Went to an ancient temple to find it
Traded his shoes for it
Got it from a man who wished for death
Got it at the store
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What does Apathy mean ?
Hate
Lack of emotions
Lack of sleep
idk
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Synonym: destiny
fate
resignation
grimace
compensation
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“He wanted to show that ________ ruled people’s lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow.”
apathy
fate
frivolous
peril
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What is a
grimace
?
A facial expression of complete regret.
A facial expression of pain or disgust.
When you nicely correct someone's mistake.
A slight grin on the face of a person.
11
What was a theme of The Monkey's Paw?
Don't touch gross dead things.
Be careful what you wish for.
Don't be greedy.
Don't mess with fate.
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What does the 'Monkey's Paw' symbolize?
opportunity and misfortune
desire and greed
wealth and trust
happiness and deceit
13
"The soldier regarded him in the way the middle age is wont to regard _____ youth. "
avaricious
perilous
presumptuous
scary
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But her son, -- her son was the great object of all her thoughts, serious or ________"
apathy
frivolous
sideboard
antimacassar
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Synonym: payment
condole
resignation
compensation
credulity
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There was an air of ______ wholesomeness about the room which it had lacked on the previous night
sideboard
prosaic
pinnacle
antimacassar
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What is
resignation
?
An event held when someone steps down from their position.
A nation near the Northern parts of Europe.
A formal departure.
The acceptance of something that is inescapable.
18
"He crept back to his bed, and a minute or two afterward the old woman came silently and _______ beside him.”
peculiarly
avariciously
apathetically
viciously
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Synonym: boring
grimace
prosaic
condole
resignation
20
The monkey's paw in the story
Is mummified
Is a talisman
All answers are correct
Grants three wishes
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What does Prosaic mean?
To be persistent
To protect from harm
lacking imagination
To be Brave
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“. . . this visitor from distant parts, as he spoke of wild scene and ____ deeds"
avaricious
peril
prosaic
doughty
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Synonym: danger
peril
prosaic
resignation
compensation
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Synonym: hope
peril
grimace
credulity
fate
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What is a
talisman
?
A type of battle that only uses swords.
A person thought to have magical powers.
A man with extraordinary skills in battle.
An object thought to have magical powers.
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“But the days passed, and expectation gave place to ____ - the hopeless ______ of the old, sometimes miscalled apathy."
apathetically
resignation
perilous
talisman
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Synonym: surrender
peril
condole
resignation
fate
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“He took something out of his pocket and proffered it. Mrs. White drew back with a _____. . . ."
prodigious
talisman
grimace
peril
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“His father, smiling shamefacedly at his own ____, held up the talisman, as his son, with a solemn face . . . chords."
similarity
invisibility
credulity
fragility
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What is the opposite of a avaricious person?
Rapacious
Materialistic
Greedy
Charitable
31
What is
compensation
?
The sum of composite numbers.
Something, such as money, that is received as payment.
A liquid that is from a type of tree used to cure diseases.
A pen used for writing poetry.
32
What is
fate
?
Tales told by old literature.
One's opinion on what will happen.
A power that is thought to determine the course of events.
A power that definitely exists said to decide the future.
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What is the meaning of peril?
Hazard
Safety
Danger
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Synonym: comfort
fate
peril
resignation
condole
35
“I’m afraid I will turn you into a mean, _____ man, and we shall have to disown you.”
avaricious
prodigious
perilous
frivolous
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What does Presumptuous mean ?
A cover
brave
failing to observe the limits of what is permitted
Evil
37
“The old man rose with hospitable haste, and opening the door, was heard ________ with the new arrival.”
sniffling
stiffling
condoling
dueling
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What is a
grimace
?
a muscle twitch in the legs
pain brought on by grief
the area around the eyes
a facial expression of disgust
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Synonym: scowl
prosaic
fate
peril
grimace
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What are virtues?
Powers
Points in the future
A type of rodent
Periods of time
