Symbolism in "The Yellow Wallpaper"

What does the protagonist discover about the front pattern of the wallpaper?

• It moves because of the woman behind it

• It changes color at night

• It represents her mental distress

• It symbolizes her marriage

What does the protagonist think about the crawling woman behind the wallpaper?

• There are many women behind the pattern

• There is only one woman behind the pattern

• The woman crawls slowly

• The woman is trying to escape

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does the protagonist describe about the woman's struggle against the pattern?

• The woman shakes the bars of the pattern

• The woman climbs through the pattern

• The woman gets strangled by the pattern

• The woman breaks free from the pattern

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does the "strangling" pattern of the wallpaper symbolize?

• The protagonist's mental and societal constraints

• The protagonist's desire for freedom

• The protagonist's love for her husband

• The protagonist's fear of the wallpaper

What does the protagonist's act of ripping the wallpaper off symbolize?

• Her attempt to break free from her mental and societal constraints

• Her anger towards her husband

• Her fear of the wallpaper

• Her desire for solitude

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the protagonist feel during the act of ripping the wallpaper off?

• Fear

• Sadness

• Exhilaration

• Confusion

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the protagonist's attitude towards her "condition" and her marriage?

• She is content with her "condition" and marriage

• She is indifferent towards her "condition" and marriage

• She is frustrated with her "condition" and marriage

• She is proud of her "condition" and marriage

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the protagonist see in the "strangling" pattern of the paper?

• Faces of women

• Symbols of freedom

• Images of nature

• Representations of her family

What might the yellow wallpaper symbolize in the story?

• The protagonist's mental distress

• The protagonist's love for her husband

• The protagonist's desire for solitude

• The protagonist's fear of the wallpaper

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the narrator's powerlessness a symbol of?

• The protagonist's lack of control over her own life

• The protagonist's physical weakness

• The protagonist's inability to communicate

• The protagonist's fear of the wallpaper