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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 comes to the door when the narrator is creeping along the wall?
(a) Mary
(b) Weir Mitchell
(c) John
(d) Jennie

2. In the first section, why does the protagonist’s narration suddenly end?
(a) She falls asleep
(b) Her husband is coming
(c) She is out of paper
(d) She has nothing else to say

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

4. What type of figure does the narrator believe she sees in the pattern?
(a) A man
(b) A woman
(c) An infant
(d) A child

5. Who does John ask to give a report about the narrator’s wellbeing?
(a) Mary
(b) Weir Mitchell
(c) Jennie
(d) The narrator

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does John force the narrator to do after every meal?

3. What does the narrator believe cultivates deceit?

4. What does Jennie not realize that the narrator has?

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

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