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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 hour
(b) One month
(c) One night
(d) One week

2. In the last paragraph, what does the narrator do?
(a) Call for help
(b) Walk over John who is in her path
(c) Leave the room and walk out into the dark night
(d) Cry

3. The narrator gets up in the middle of the night to do what?
(a) Run away
(b) Feed her baby
(c) Feel if the wallpaper is moving
(d) Get a drink of water

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

5. Why can’t the door to the nursery be opened?
(a) The narrator has the key and will not unlock it.
(b) It is locked and there is no key
(c) The handle is broken
(d) It is stuck

Short Answer Questions

1. Fill in the blank: It goes behind every piece of furniture, except the bed, a long, straight, even ________, as if it had been rubbed over and over.

2. Jennie says what stains all of their clothing?

3. When does the narrator say the wallpaper becomes clearer?

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

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

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