Question

instructions
match the dialogue to its speaker:

character options (4 of 4)
sergeant-major morris herbert white mr. white mrs. white

tab to empty table cells to enter your responses.

dialogue\tcharacter
\better let it burn.\
\its my boy! its herbert!\
\well dont break into the money before i come back.\
\i dare say. but for all that, the thing moved in my hand; that ill swear to.\

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each dialogue based on the characters from "The Monkey's Paw":

1. "Better let it burn."

Mr. White says this about the monkey’s paw, wanting to destroy it. So Character: Mr. White.

1. "It’s my boy! It’s Herbert!"

Mrs. White exclaims this when she thinks Herbert (her son) is at the door. So Character: Mrs. White.

1. "Well don’t break into the money before I come back."

Herbert White (the son) says this to his parents before leaving for work. So Character: Herbert White.

1. "I dare say. But for all that, the thing moved in my hand; that I’ll swear to."

Sergeant - Major Morris, who brought the monkey’s paw, says this about the paw’s movement. So Character: Sergeant - Major Morris.

Dialogue	Character
"It’s my boy! It’s Herbert!"	Mrs. White
"Well don’t break into the money before I come back."	Herbert White
"I dare say. But for all that, the thing moved in my hand; that I’ll swear to."	Sergeant - Major Morris

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze each dialogue based on the characters from "The Monkey's Paw":

1. "Better let it burn."

Mr. White says this about the monkey’s paw, wanting to destroy it. So Character: Mr. White.

1. "It’s my boy! It’s Herbert!"

Mrs. White exclaims this when she thinks Herbert (her son) is at the door. So Character: Mrs. White.

1. "Well don’t break into the money before I come back."

Herbert White (the son) says this to his parents before leaving for work. So Character: Herbert White.

1. "I dare say. But for all that, the thing moved in my hand; that I’ll swear to."

Sergeant - Major Morris, who brought the monkey’s paw, says this about the paw’s movement. So Character: Sergeant - Major Morris.

Dialogue	Character
"It’s my boy! It’s Herbert!"	Mrs. White
"Well don’t break into the money before I come back."	Herbert White
"I dare say. But for all that, the thing moved in my hand; that I’ll swear to."	Sergeant - Major Morris