Question

Which detail from "The Monkey's Paw" most clearly helps create tension?

A. The pounding on the door stops, and Mr. White looks out on an empty street.
B. Mr. White and his son play chess, and the son wins the game.
C. Mr. Morris seems scared when Mr. White asks to keep the monkey's paw.

D. Mr. White wishes his son's body back to the grave where it belongs.

Answer 1

A. The pounding on the door stops, and Mr. White looks out on an empty street.

Answer 2

Answer:

C. Mr. Morris seems scared when Mr. White asks to keep the monkey's paw.

Explanation:

Sergeant-Major Morris touches base at the White living arrangement, and Mr. White requests that he expound on the story he once told about a monkey's paw. Sergeant-Major Morris at that point takes out the monkey's paw and tells the White family its experience. Morris says that an old fakir put a spell on it to demonstrate that destiny controlled individuals' lives. He additionally specifies that the spell conceded three wishes to three people.