Yellow Wallpaper

English 9, Unit 1 Review

By Jane Adams

Please finish any missing assignments you have in Unit 1 and then take your Unit test!

Thank you for your work!

Unit 1 Review

The rest of the presentation today will be a review for your Unit 1 tests!

Open Ended

Write a two sentence summary of The Yellow Wallpaper.

Multiple Choice

T/F: Elisa feels trapped and lonely.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Why do you think Elisa was unhappy with her life? Explain in at least two sentences.

The narrator feels unfulfilled in her life. She wants more: connection, excitement, adventure, but she is trapped because she is a woman.

The Chrysanthemums

The narrator is forced to stay in a room against her will by her husband who also acts as her doctor. She has no free will.

The Yellow Wallpaper​

Both The Yellow Wallpaper and The Chrysanthemums show women who feel trapped because of their gender.

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Multiple Choice

T/F: The narrator of The Yellow Wallpaper was reliable.

• True

• False

Open Ended

How did you know the narrator in the story was unreliable? What were some clues in the text?

Multiple Choice

T/F: John encouraged his wife to be creative in The Yellow Wallpaper.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a theme in The Yellow Wallpaper

• Creativity provides an important outlet.

• Love can heal people.

• Those with mental illness were often viewed as less.

• Women were often oppressed.

Multiple Choice

What is the climax of the yellow wallpaper

• When they move to the country house.

• When John is knocked over and his wife keeps crawling around the room.

• When the narrator suspects someone is in the wallpaper.

• When the narrator begins to tear down the paper to free the woman.

Multiple Choice

What is the exposition of the yellow wallpaper?

• When they move to the country house.

• When John is knocked over and his wife keeps crawling around the room.

• When the narrator suspects someone is in the wallpaper.

• When the narrator begins to tear down the paper to free the woman.

Multiple Choice

Which event is part of the rising action?

• When they move to the country house.

• When John is knocked over and his wife keeps crawling around the room.

• When the narrator suspects someone is in the wallpaper.

• When the narrator begins to tear down the paper to free the woman.

Multiple Choice

Is the following statement objective:

The president spoke to a huge crowd of eager supporters.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses parallel structure?

• Sammie played, danced and began to sing.

• My favorite hobbies are reading, watching tv, and dancing.

• Ms. Adams has a lot of hobbies: writing, reading books, to go to the mall.

Open Ended

Summarize The Monkey's Paw in 5 sentences.

Open Ended

Summarize The Chrysanthemums in 5 sentences.