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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does her shoulder “just” fit?
(a) In the hole in the wall
(b) In the long smooch along the wall
(c) Out the window
(d) In a nook in the corner

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

4. John’s reason for not taking the narrator away from the summerhouse and frightful bedroom is?
(a) Their lease is up in three weeks
(b) He believes that if she stays she’ll get better
(c) The baby is ill and cannot travel
(d) He wants to live there permanently

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator spend most of her time in the country house?

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

3. What does the narrator try - but fails – to move?

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

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

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