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Read this passage from "the monkey's paw": "the other two wishes," [mrs. white] replied rapidly. "we've only had one." "was not that enough? " [mr. white] demanded fiercely. "no," she cried triumphantly; "we'll have one more. go down and get it quickly, and wish our boy alive again." the man sat up in bed and flung the bedclothes from his quaking limbs. "good god, you are mad! " he cried, aghast. "get it," she panted; "get it quickly, and wish – oh, my boy, my boy! " her husband struck a match and lit the candle. "get back to bed," he said unsteadily. "you don't know what you are saying." what conflict in the story does this passage reveal? a. mrs. white blames mr. white for the loss of their son and wants him to destroy the monkey's paw. b. mrs. white believes her son has come back from the dead, and mr. white tries to calm her. c. mr. white wants to use the second wish to save his son, while mrs. white wants the monkey's paw destroyed. d. mrs. white wants to use the second wish to bring her son back to life, which mr. white believes is a bad idea.

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