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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 does the narrator become afraid of?
(a) Jennie
(b) John
(c) Mother
(d) The baby

2. When does the narrator say the wallpaper becomes clearer?
(a) In the moonlight
(b) In the evening
(c) In the afternoon
(d) In the morning

3. Where doesn’t the narrator want to go at the end of the story?
(a) To the nursery
(b) Home
(c) Outside
(d) To the kitchen

4. Fill in the blank: The narrator is so angry at the climax of the story that she wants to ___________.
(a) Jump out the window
(b) Kill John
(c) Cry
(d) Sleep

5. What is the profession of the narrator’s husband?
(a) Physician
(b) Writer
(c) Politician
(d) Lawyer

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator think about doing to the house “to reach the smell”?

3. What does the narrator think is happening to the wallpaper pattern at night?

4. What is torn off in patches in the country house?

5. In what genre would this story be categorized?

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