"The Yellow Wallpaper"

"The Yellow Wallpaper" deals with the themes of

• Patriarchy and the subjugation of women

• the struggle for women's rights

• the stigma of mental illness

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which character thinks that the rest will not help the narrator?

• Jenny

• John

• the narrator

• Everyone thinks she needs rest

The most battered things in the narrator's room is

• her doll.

• the bed.

• the curtains.

• the rug.

This story is ironic because

• We know information that the other characters don't.

• Sarcasm is used to express the opposite of the literal meaning of the text

• Actions are having the effects opposite of the intended effects.

• the overall mood is creepy.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

What is the relationship like between John and the narrator?

• It is a loving relationship, in which both parties have an equal say in matters.

• John is a pushover to the narrator's every whim and complaint.

• The narrator secretly hates John and wants out of their marriage as quickly as possible.

• The narrator resents John's control over her, but she remains silent.

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Who wrote "The Yellow Wallpaper" (1892)?

• Virgina Woolf

• Charlotte Perkins Gilman

• Kafka

• Shirley Jackson

What did the speaker do to the wallpaper?

• She ripped it.

• She ate it.

• Nothing

• She drew on it.

Why does the speaker need a rope?

• To learn to tie a shoe.

• To tie up the woman in the wallpaper.

• For Halloween decorations

• to kill herself

What did the speaker do with the key?

• She swallowed it.

• She hid it under the bed.

• She made a necklace out of it.

• She threw it out the window.

What actions of the narrator show that her mental state is beginning to deteriorate?

• Her focus on finding a purpose to the pattern in the wallpaper.

• Her determination to open the bars on her windows and escape.

• Her clawing and scratching on the doors of her room.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.W.11-12.9