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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In what point of view is the story written?
(a) Third, omniscient
(b) First
(c) Second
(d) Third, limited

5. Where does her shoulder “just” fit?
(a) In the long smooch along the wall
(b) Out the window
(c) In a nook in the corner
(d) In the hole in the wall

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can’t the door to the nursery be opened?

2. The narrator follows what/whom?

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

4. Fill in the blanks respectively: I _________ at nothing, and ________most of the time.

5. What figure becomes very clear in moonlight, clearer than before: “plain as can be.”

(see the answer key)

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