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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The protagonist is narrating her what?
(a) Diary
(b) Letter to her physician
(c) Letter to her mother
(d) Article for a woman’s magazine

2. 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) He does not express his opinion regarding the state of her health
(d) The same, and she needs additional time to rest

3. Why does the unnamed protagonist believe that she and her husband were able to rent the mansion for the summer?
(a) Because her husband needs to visit for work
(b) Because it is haunted
(c) They received an inheritance
(d) They were evicted from their city home

4. What does the narrator think about doing to the house “to reach the smell”?
(a) Wash all of the surfaces with ammonia
(b) Re-furnishing the house
(c) Re-paint the house
(d) Burn the house down

5. Who does the narrator say is her one comfort?
(a) Mother
(b) Jennie
(c) The baby
(d) John

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator believe that the figure in the wallpaper is inactive during the day?

3. The narrator begs John to _______:

4. In the first section, why does the protagonist’s narration suddenly end?

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

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