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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. Who does the narrator say is her one comfort?
2. What does the housekeeper think has made the narrator sick?
3. What does the narrator say she watches always?
4. How does the narrator describe the “report” that was given?
5. Whom does the narrator want to visit?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some indications that the narrator is, in fact, not getting better?
2. What does this quote suggest: “It is so pleasant to be out in this great room and creep around as I please.”
3. Why does the narrator think her husband was able to rent the summer house at such short notice?
4. The narrator considers burning the house down to “reach the smell.” What does this say about her condition?
5. Why doesn’t the narrator want others to touch the wallpaper?
6. How does the narrator think the “smooch” on the wall was created?
7. Who does John tell the narrator is the only person who can truly help her out of her sickness?
8. Besides the ugly wallpaper pattern, what does the narrator think she sees in the wallpaper?
9. How does the narrator describe the countryside?
10. Why does the narrator consider jumping out the window?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the narrator change throughout the story? What moments in the story are indicative of a change?
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
John faints when he sees the narrator creeping along the wall in the last scene of the story. His fainting suggests that the narrator has done well in keeping the severity of her illness a secret. Has she done a good job of keeping her illness a secret? Find evidence that supports this. OR, does her husband just not pay that much attention to her? Find evidence to support this.
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