The Yellow Wallpaper Quizzes

The Yellow Wallpaper Quiz 1

1 What is John's profession?
Writer

Lawyer

Dentist

Physician
2 What is the narrator's brother's profession?
Writer

Dentist

Physician

Lawyer
3 To what physician does John at one point threaten to send the narrator?
Horace Scudder

Her brother

Weir Mitchell

Her father
4 What is the name of the nanny?
Jennie

Jane

Mary

She does not have one
5 Who tends to the house?
Jennie

John

Jane

Mary
6 What kind of house are they in?
A cabin

A Victorian mansion

A small cottage

A colonial mansion
7 What is happening to the couple's own house while they are away?
They have rented it out

It is being remodeled

It has burned down

It is being sold
8 What kind of a room does the narrator believe her room once was?
A bathroom

A family room

A nursery

A living room
9 What is one major similarity between the narrator's room and the wallpaper's pattern?
They both have windows

They both are chaotic

They both have bars

They both do not let in sunlight
10 What is caught in the wallpaper's pattern?
Men

Trapped hands

Strangled heads

Nothing
11 What does the woman do at night within the wallpaper?
She sits silently

She sleeps

She shakes at the bars

She cries
12 With what diminutive does John frequently refer to the narrator?
"Little"

"Petite"

"Tiny"

"Small"
13 Who officially decides what the narrator should do during the day?
Mary

The narrator

Jennie

John
14 What does John prevent the narrator from doing most of all?
Writing

Reading

Painting

Walking around
15 What word does the narrator frequently use to describe the movement of the woman in the wallpaper?
"Crawling"

"Running"

"Stooping"

"Creeping"
16 When is the woman most visible in the wallpaper?
By moonlight

In the afternoon

At noon

In the sunlight
17 When does the woman in the wallpaper stop moving?
In the afternoon

At noon

By moonlight

In the sunlight
18 When does the narrator usually sleep?
At night

At 5 P.M.

At 6 P.M.

During the day
19 What condition is the narrator thought to suffer from?
Neurasthenia

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Hypertension

Cancer
20 How does the narrator describe the odor of the wallpaper?
As a "banana smell"

As a "wallpaper-like smell"

As a "yellow smell"

As a "lemony smell"
21 What does John do at the end of the story?
He kills himself

He jumps out of the window

He cries

He faints
22 The narrator tells John she has gotten out of the wallpaper despite him and who else?
Jane

Mary

Jennie

Weir Mitchell
23 Whom does the narrator want to visit although John will not let her?
Mary

Her baby

Relatives

Weir Mitchell
24 What is the strange mark around the bottom of the wall probably from?
The guideline to putting up the wallpaper

Someone else who crawled around the periphery of the room

Measurements of the room

A child's prank
25 How does John generally treat the narrator?
As his mother

As his sister

As his grandmother

As his daughter

Why is the house standing empty after so many years?

We are never apprised of the reason that the house is empty.

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8. Throughout the story, the narrator uses the word “creep” and “creeping” to describe the wallpaper figure’s movements. What does this word choice suggest about the narrator?

The words "creep" and "creeping" suggest that the narrator has sensed a disturbing feeling from the wallpaper figure’s movements. The narrator has begun to see the pattern as that of a woman wanting to be free. She related herself with this woman...

Asked by Kevin M #1338555

Answered by Aslan on 3/7/2024 7:00 AM

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6. How does the story’s narrative form contribute to the development of the narrator’s point of view

The first person narrative is instrumental in conveying the events story's events as the narrator experiences them without the use of flashbacks or alternate settings. In turn, we as readers, experience the events alongside the narrator and become...

Asked by Jimmy L #1338519

Answered by jill d #170087 on 3/6/2024 9:26 PM

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The Yellow Wallpaper

by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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