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Option A. Mr White's wife and son first react to the story about the monkey's paw by expressing how they both <u>do not believe it is magical</u>.
Explanation:
"The Monkey's Paw" is a supernatural short-story written by author W.W. Jacobs that was first published in 1902. It tell the story of the White family, and a guest they receive at their house, Sergeant Major Morris. After Mr. Morris tells the Whites about the Monkey's paw he has brought them from India and how it has the ability to grant its owner with three wishes, Mrs. White and her son expresses how they don't believe it is magical and how it is most likely just a hoax.
Jarvis likes jazz and often attends jazz concerts.
Answer: Prior to
Explanation: Picking "prior to" is basiclly saying do this and this BEFORE you leave the house. While as after is once you leave the house do all of thoes things which wouldn't make sense.
I think the word is mind? But if not, what are the choices?
The desire to gain "invisible strength"
Amy Tan opens the story saying, "I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength. It was a strategy
for winning arguments, respect from others, and eventually, though neither of us knew it
at the time, chess games." She talks about how gaining this "invisible strength" is one of the benefits of her chess playing. This isn't just mentioned in the first paragraph, but is shown again when she says, " I discovered
that for the whole game one must gather invisible strengths and see the endgame before
the game begins." She likes that chess has all these secrets that must never be told, and prides herself on learning these as she continues to get better.
