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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what genre would this story be categorized?

2. What does the narrator say she watches always?

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

4. When the narrator makes the plan to get off the wallpaper before John notices, how long do they have left at the house?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator feel bad for the woman in the wallpaper?

2. The narrator briefly considers jumping out the window. Why does she decide against it?

3. Who is Weir Mitchell?

4. Why does John refuse to repaper the nursery after initially agreeing?

5. In 1862, what was the standard cure for depression, specifically after a woman has had a baby?

6. Why have the narrator and her husband rented the summer house?

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

8. Why doesn’t the narrator want others to touch the wallpaper?

9. What does the woman in the wallpaper do to shake the pattern?

10. What description is horrifying about the wallpaper?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator describes John as “practical in the extreme” in the opening pages—how is this demonstrated throughout the story?

Essay Topic 2

As the story progresses, the narrator acts more and more like a child. What actions support this statement? How do others treat her differently as the she changes?

Essay Topic 3

Describe John’s character. Does he change? Is John a round or flat character? Static or dynamic?

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