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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes the wallpaper having a recurrent spot where the pattern lolls like a broken neck and _____________
(a) a scabrous mouth opens again and again, as if screaming
(b) an eyeless face sneers at you
(c) it scares me
(d) two bulbous eyes stare at you upside down

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

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

4. In what genre would this story be categorized?
(a) A personal essay
(b) An article
(c) A novel
(d) A novella

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jennie says what stains all of their clothing?

2. What is the profession of the narrator’s husband?

3. Where does John go toward the end of the story?

4. Why does the narrator stop looking out the windows?

5. Who carries the narrator upstairs to her room?

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