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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 the last paragraph, what does the narrator do?
(a) Cry
(b) Leave the room and walk out into the dark night
(c) Call for help
(d) Walk over John who is in her path

2. What does the moonlight illuminate on the wallpaper?
(a) Roast beef
(b) Honeycombs
(c) Bars
(d) Knives

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

4. What does the narrator think about doing to the house “to reach the smell”?
(a) Burn the house down
(b) Re-furnishing the house
(c) Re-paint the house
(d) Wash all of the surfaces with ammonia

5. What does John promise the narrator?
(a) A new home
(b) A little trip
(c) Another baby
(d) New books

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the housekeeper think has made the narrator sick?

3. The protagonist is narrating her what?

4. Who is the housekeeper?

5. What does John cry for to break down the door?

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