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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 does the narrator try - but fails – to move?
(a) The chair
(b) The lamp
(c) The desk
(d) The bed

2. What does the narrator think John is looking at when he is in the room?
(a) The view out the window
(b) The bars on the window
(c) The wallpaper
(d) The nailed-down bed

3. Who carries the narrator upstairs to her room?
(a) John
(b) Jennie
(c) Ronaldo
(d) The groundskeeper

4. How long is John gone for toward the end of the story?
(a) One month
(b) One hour
(c) One night
(d) One week

5. What does John cry for to break down the door?
(a) A butcher knife
(b) An axe
(c) A sledgehammer
(d) A fire poker

Short Answer Questions

1. What color stains does Jennie find on their clothing?

2. Jennie says what stains all of their clothing?

3. What does the narrator do while John is gone?

4. What is the profession of the narrator’s husband?

5. Where does her shoulder “just” fit?

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