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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. John threatens to send the narrator to whom?

2. Where does John go toward the end of the story?

3. What is the illness that the narrator is suffering from?

4. The narrator begs John to _______:

5. How long is John gone for toward the end of the story?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator say John “pretended to be loving and kind”?

3. The narrator considers burning the house down to “reach the smell.” What does this say about her condition?

4. Who does the narrator believe she has become by the end of the story?

5. What does the fact that the narrator says John “pretended to be living and kind” suggest about the narrator’s condition?

6. How is the narrator similar to the figure she sees in the paper?

7. How does the narrator say John feels about intangible things?

8. How does the narrator initially describe the wallpaper?

9. Where does the narrator think she sees the woman in the wallpaper?

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

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

The narrator has been prescribed strict rest, which prohibits her from reading or writing. Why does she choose to do so anyway? Why does writing bring her comfort?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the story, John’s names for the narrator become more and more patronizing and child-like. Was the narrator becoming more childlike in her actions, or was John just being patronizing? What effect does this have on the narrator?

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