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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator follows what/whom?
(a) John around the gardens
(b) Her son around the house
(c) The wallpaper’s pattern around the room
(d) A horse in the field

2. 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) it scares me
(c) an eyeless face sneers at you
(d) two bulbous eyes stare at you upside down

3. The narrator begs John to _______:
(a) Go shopping
(b) Cuddle with her
(c) Bring the baby to her
(d) Leave

4. What does John force the narrator to do after every meal?
(a) Walk through the garden
(b) Drink coffee
(c) Bathe
(d) Take a nap

5. What does the narrator believe cultivates deceit?
(a) Lying awake during the sanctioned naptimes
(b) Watching the wallpaper
(c) Writing in her journal
(d) Eating sweets when no one is looking

Short Answer Questions

1. Why won’t John let the narrator go on her desired visit?

2. How much time passes before the narration continues after it suddenly stopped in the first section?

3. Who does the narrator become afraid of?

4. What does the narrator stop mentioning to John and Jennie?

5. In the last paragraph, what does the narrator do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the narrator glad that she is in the nursery and not the baby?

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

3. What are some indications that the narrator is, in fact, not getting better?

4. How is the narrator’s behavior changing because of her obsession?

5. What does John call the narrator in the middle of the night? And why?

6. What is the “smooch” on the wall?

7. What does this quote suggest: “It is so pleasant to be out in this great room and creep around as I please.”

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. How has the major life event that the narrator recently endured affected her mental health?

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