Part b: which two quotes from the story best support the answer to part a? (monkey's paw).a

“he began to talk, the little family circle regarding with eager interest this visitor from distant parts, as he squared his broad shoulders in the chair and spoke of strange scenes and doughty deeds” ( paragraph 13)

b

“‘i won’t,’ said his friend doggedly. ‘i threw it on the fire. if you keep it, don’t blame me for what happens. pitch it on the fire again, like a sensible man.’” ( paragraph 42)

c

“‘likely,’ said herbert, with pretend horror. ‘why, we’re going to be rich, and famous, and happy. wish to be an emperor, father, to begin with; then you can’t be henpecked.’” ( paragraph 52)

d

“mr. white dropped his wife’s hand, and rising to his feet, gazed with a look of horror at his visitor. his dry lips shaped the words, ‘how much? ’ / ‘two hundred pounds,’ was the answer.” ( paragraphs 93-94)

e

“but the days passed, and expectation gave place to resignation — the hopeless resignation of the old, sometimes miscalled, apathy. sometimes they hardly exchanged a word, for now they had nothing to talk about, and their days were long to weariness.” ( paragraph 97)

f

“‘go and get it and wish,’ cried the old woman, quivering with excitement.” ( paragraph 117)

Frequently the subject of blues songs has to do with some challenge or problem faced by the writer. everyone faces personal challenges. sometimes music us deal with these problems. do you know of times when music has you or people that you know cope with difficult situations? think about your life experiences and challenges or the experiences of someone you know. then write your own twelve-bar blues song that describes one such experience that you or another person has had. your blues song should have three verses. you may write a fourth verse for extra credit. each verse you write should have three phases and should be written in call-and-response form. the first two phases of each verse should describe the experience, challenge, or problem and should act as your “call” phrases. the third phrase should describe the solution to your challenge or problem, or the next step in your story, and should act as your “response” phrase. review “sneaker blues” to see an example of a call-and-response song with three verses. “sneaker blues” my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; i’m gonna get my sneakers fixed just you wait and see. the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; twenty dollars is what he said, i might have to let them be. the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; twenty dollars is what he said, that’s what i’ll have to pay. write your song title and verses as the answers to the questions. after you have written your song, try putting it to music using one of the online music samples. original twelve-bar blues song (2 points) score 1. title(6 points) score 2. verse 1line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 3. verse 2 line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 4. verse 3 line 1: line 2: line 3: