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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Yellow Wallpaper.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator think she sees creeping outside her windows?
(a) John
(b) Mary
(c) The woman in the wallpaper
(d) Jennie

2. In her fury, what does the narrator bite?
(a) The wallpaper
(b) The windowsill
(c) The rope
(d) The bed

3. When does the narrator think the woman in the wallpaper gets out?
(a) When she is hungry
(b) During the daytime
(c) When she is tired
(d) During the nighttime

4. Why can’t the door to the nursery be opened?
(a) It is stuck
(b) The handle is broken
(c) It is locked and there is no key
(d) The narrator has the key and will not unlock it.

5. What is the profession of the narrator’s husband?
(a) Lawyer
(b) Politician
(c) Physician
(d) Writer

Short Answer Questions

1. At the climax of the story, who does the narrator think that she has become?

2. The protagonist is narrating her what?

3. What does the narrator say she watches always?

4. What type of figure does the narrator believe she sees in the pattern?

5. In the opening pages, what does the narrator’s husband not believe?

(see the answer key)

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