Hangman Quiz 6 of 6
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6. Which answer best completes in the incomplete summary below.
The hangman enters the town and says he will hang "he who served me best." The townspeople object to the first
few hangings and call the hangman a murderer. The hangman scares the townspeople and then they stop protesting
against the hangman. The speaker learns that he was the one the hangman intends to kill because he had served
the hangman best. The narrator is then hanged.
O A. the townspeople all die one by one
O B. the hangman tells a riddle
O C. the hangman reveals that he did not trick or lie to the narrator
D. the hangman put his arm on a townsperson's arm

I think it's C. because the others are not seeming to be relevant to the summary

Explanation:

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

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