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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color stains does Jennie find on their clothing?
(a) Black
(b) Green
(c) Yellow
(d) Red

2. Which room does the narrator’s husband choose for her room?
(a) The nursery
(b) A guest apartment suite
(c) The parlor
(d) A screened-in porch

3. What does the narrator “securely fasten” herself with?
(a) The drapery
(b) Restrictive clothing
(c) The bed sheets
(d) A rope

4. Why does the narrator believe that the figure in the wallpaper is inactive during the day?
(a) She is scared
(b) She is distracted by the wallpaper
(c) She is sleeping
(d) She is eating

5. In what point of view is the story written?
(a) Third, limited
(b) Second
(c) First
(d) Third, omniscient

Short Answer Questions

1. In her fury, what does the narrator bite?

2. How does the narrator describe the wallpaper’s smell?

3. What holiday passes while the family is staying at the country house?

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

5. What does the narrator initially want to do with a rope?

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