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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 does John make the narrator drink as a cure?
(a) Milk
(b) Green tea
(c) Water
(d) Cod liver oil

2. How long is John gone for toward the end of the story?
(a) One month
(b) One night
(c) One week
(d) One hour

3. How does the narrator describe the wallpaper’s smell?
(a) A black smell
(b) A sour smell
(c) A sweet smell
(d) A yellow smell

4. Who is the author of The Yellow Wallpaper?
(a) Emily Bronte
(b) Jane Austen
(c) Barbara Kingsolver
(d) Charlotte Perkins Gilman

5. Who does the narrator want to help the woman in the wallpaper?
(a) Herself
(b) Mary
(c) Jennie
(d) John

Short Answer Questions

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

2. John’s reason for not taking the narrator away from the summerhouse and frightful bedroom is?

3. Where does her shoulder “just” fit?

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

5. Who does John ask to give a report about the narrator’s wellbeing?

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