Read the selection and watch the video in the Student eBook. Then choose the best answer to each question. The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs Click here to read The Monkey's Paw. from The Monkey's Paw by Ricky Lewis Jr. Read the sentence below from paragraph 40 of the story. "Better let it burn,"said the soldier solemnly. This sentence is important to the text because it - explains why the soldier does not want the monkey's paw predicts that something bad will come from the monkey's paw illustrates how the soldier thinks the monkey's paw is worthless hints that nobody really believes in the magic of the monkey's paw