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

Multiple Choice 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.
(a) Vine
(b) Smooch
(c) Stripe
(d) Line

2. What does John force the narrator to do after every meal?
(a) Bathe
(b) Drink coffee
(c) Walk through the garden
(d) Take a nap

3. How does the narrator describe the “report” that was given?
(a) Bad
(b) Fair
(c) Good
(d) Crazy

4. Why won’t John let the narrator go on her desired visit?
(a) It is too costly to travel
(b) He believes it isn’t necessary
(c) He doesn’t think it will be good if she leaves the baby
(d) He believes that she hasn’t the strength

5. John advices the narrator to not allow the what to run away with her?
(a) Gardener
(b) Her fancies
(c) Her hunger
(d) Her motherly love

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator believes that the wallpaper has a ________.

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

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

4. Fill in the blank: The narrator is so angry at the climax of the story that she wants to ___________.

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

(see the answer key)

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