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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the illness that the narrator is suffering from?
(a) Schizophrenia
(b) Post-partum depression
(c) Severe loneliness
(d) Bi-polar disorder

2. What is nailed down in the narrator’s room?
(a) The rug
(b) The desk
(c) The reading chair
(d) The bed

3. In what genre would this story be categorized?
(a) A personal essay
(b) A novella
(c) An article
(d) A novel

4. John calls the narrator back to bed by calling her this name:
(a) Sweetheart
(b) Honey Darling
(c) Little girl
(d) Pumpkin

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator initially want to do with a rope?

2. The narrator begs John to _______:

3. Why can’t the figure in the pattern escape?

4. Who is the author of The Yellow Wallpaper?

5. Who does the narrator want to help the woman in the wallpaper?

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