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

2. Who is the housekeeper?
(a) Jennie, John’s sister
(b) John
(c) Mary, the nursemaid
(d) Weir Mitchell

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

4. Who is the author of The Yellow Wallpaper?
(a) Barbara Kingsolver
(b) Jane Austen
(c) Charlotte Perkins Gilman
(d) Emily Bronte

5. What does the narrator think that the figure in the wallpaper is trying to do?
(a) Fight the wallpaper pattern
(b) Escape
(c) Sleep
(d) Eat dinner

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator plan on helping while John is away?

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

3. What color stains does Jennie find on their clothing?

4. At the climax of the story, who does the narrator think that she has become?

5. What does John force the narrator to do after every meal?

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