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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does John ask to give a report about the narrator’s wellbeing?
(a) Jennie
(b) Mary
(c) Weir Mitchell
(d) The narrator

2. In what genre would this story be categorized?
(a) A novel
(b) A novella
(c) A personal essay
(d) An article

3. What does the narrator think is happening to the wallpaper pattern at night?
(a) It is humming
(b) It is peeling itself off of the wall
(c) It is talking to her
(d) It is shaking

4. John thinks the narrator is getting _________ when he talks to her in the night.
(a) The same, and she needs additional time to rest
(b) He does not express his opinion regarding the state of her health
(c) Better, saying that her appetite has returned and her flesh is gaining color
(d) Worse, he’s sending her away to Weir Mitchell

5. How long is John gone for toward the end of the story?
(a) One night
(b) One month
(c) One hour
(d) One week

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator throw down into the garden path?

2. Why can’t the door to the nursery be opened?

3. Who is the housekeeper?

4. What does the narrator believe cultivates deceit?

5. Where does the narrator plan to go at nightfall, describing that it will be difficult to do?

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