Read the excerpt from outcasts united.
a moment later, fornatee made his way toward luma. she was standing in a huddle of under fifteen players, assigning them their positions. fornatee tried to blend into the group as if he expected to get a position.
"fornatee," luma said when she saw him, "go away."
fornatee was startled. he froze as the other players turned to look at him.
"coach, can i talk to you after? " he asked.
"yes—go away," luma said before continuing with her position assignments. fornatee walked back to the jungle gym, where prince and some of his other friends had gathered to watch the scrimmage. he would watch and wait, and try to persuade coach to take him back.
keeping chronological order in mind, what question would a reader most likely ask after reading this excerpt?
a)who will win the game between the fifteens and the seventeens?
b)will luma speak to fornatee and allow him back onto the team?
c)will fornatee watch the scrimmage from the sidelines of the field?
d)have fornatee and prince been friends for a very long time?

the characters in string all have major secrets that they strive to avoid revealing throughout the play.

"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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