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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator plan to go at nightfall, describing that it will be difficult to do?
(a) Home to her apartment in the country
(b) The nursery
(c) The garden
(d) Into the wallpaper

2. When does the narrator say the wallpaper becomes clearer?
(a) In the morning
(b) In the afternoon
(c) In the moonlight
(d) In the evening

3. What color stains does Jennie find on their clothing?
(a) Red
(b) Green
(c) Black
(d) Yellow

4. The narrator begs John to _______:
(a) Go shopping
(b) Bring the baby to her
(c) Cuddle with her
(d) Leave

5. John thinks the narrator is getting _________ when he talks to her in the night.
(a) Better, saying that her appetite has returned and her flesh is gaining color
(b) Worse, he’s sending her away to Weir Mitchell
(c) The same, and she needs additional time to rest
(d) He does not express his opinion regarding the state of her health

Short Answer Questions

1. Fill in the blank: The narrator is so angry at the climax of the story that she wants to ___________.

2. Who carries the narrator upstairs to her room?

3. Who does the narrator become afraid of?

4. What does John cry for to break down the door?

5. What does the narrator think John is looking at when he is in the room?

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