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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the narrator say it looks like the bed has been through?
(a) Centuries
(b) Neglectful housekeeping
(c) Many fitful children
(d) Wars

4. The narrator believes that the wallpaper has a(n) _________.
(a) A stain
(b) An alibi
(c) A feeling
(d) An odor

5. What is nailed down in the narrator’s room?
(a) The rug
(b) The bed
(c) The reading chair
(d) The desk

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does the narrator think the woman in the wallpaper gets out?

3. What type of figure does the narrator believe she sees in the pattern?

4. What does the narrator stop mentioning to John and Jennie?

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

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