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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In her fury, what does the narrator bite?
(a) The wallpaper
(b) The rope
(c) The bed
(d) The windowsill

2. What does the narrator do while John is gone?
(a) Runs away
(b) Shreds the sheets
(c) Peels the wallpaper
(d) Jumps out the window

3. John threatens to send the narrator to whom?
(a) Wallis Simpson
(b) Walter West
(c) Weir Mitchell
(d) William Overtell

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

5. Where does John go toward the end of the story?
(a) To visit family
(b) To the sea
(c) To work
(d) To town

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first section, why does the protagonist’s narration suddenly end?

2. The narrator describes the wallpaper having a recurrent spot where the pattern lolls like a broken neck and _____________

3. Fill in the blanks respectively: I _________ at nothing, and ________most of the time.

4. Where does her shoulder “just” fit?

5. How does the narrator describe the “report” that was given?

(see the answer key)

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