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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Yellow Wallpaper.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator’s husband take her at the beginning of the story?
(a) On a carriage ride
(b) A wellness spa in Biarritz
(c) A country house for the summer
(d) Fishing

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

3. Why does the unnamed protagonist believe that she and her husband were able to rent the mansion for the summer?
(a) Because it is haunted
(b) Because her husband needs to visit for work
(c) They were evicted from their city home
(d) They received an inheritance

4. Where does the narrator spend most of her time in the country house?
(a) The back porch
(b) The nursery
(c) The baby’s room
(d) Walking along the garden pathways

5. Who or what does think is shaking the wallpaper?
(a) The pattern
(b) The yellow color
(c) The bars
(d) The woman

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator begs John to _______:

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

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

4. What does John cry for to break down the door?

5. What does the narrator “securely fasten” herself with?

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