3. What does the narrator say it looks like the bed has been through?
(a) Neglectful housekeeping
(b) Wars
(c) Many fitful children
(d) Centuries

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

5. What does the narrator initially want to do with a rope?
(a) Use it to hang the woman
(b) Use it to escape out the window
(c) Use it to tie up the woman if she tries to escape
(d) Use it to move the bed from the wall

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator follows what/whom?

3. John advices the narrator to not allow the what to run away with her?

4. Who does the narrator want to help the woman in the wallpaper?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What doesn’t the narrator mind about the nursery at first?

2. Why does the narrator suggest she’s not getting well because ofthe fact that her husband is a physician? What does this say about their relationship?

3. How does the narrator feel about her husband and brother’s prescriptions?

4. What’s illuminating about the conversation between John and the narrator on page 110? What is his tone with her? How does he treat her?

5. Why doesn’t the narrator cry in front of Jennie or John?

6. Who is Weir Mitchell?

7. How does the narrator initially explain her condition?

8. What description is horrifying about the wallpaper?

9. What does John’s action after seeing his wife creeping around the room suggest about John?

10. What does what John calls the narrator in the middle of the nightsuggest about their relationship?

(see the answer keys)

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