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

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

3. John thinks the narrator is getting _________ when he talks to her in the night.
(a) Worse, he’s sending her away to Weir Mitchell
(b) Better, saying that her appetite has returned and her flesh is gaining color
(c) He does not express his opinion regarding the state of her health
(d) The same, and she needs additional time to rest

4. Fill in the blank: It goes behind every piece of furniture, except the bed, a long, straight, even ________, as if it had been rubbed over and over.
(a) Stripe
(b) Smooch
(c) Line
(d) Vine

5. Fill in the blanks respectively: I _________ at nothing, and ________most of the time.
(a) Laugh, laugh
(b) Cry, cry
(c) Cry, laugh
(d) Laugh, cry

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does the narrator say the wallpaper becomes clearer?

3. What year was this story published?

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

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

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