The Yellow Wallpaper

When does the woman in the wallpaper stop moving?

• In the afternoon

• In the sunlight

• At noon

• By moonlight

What condition is the narrator thought to suffer from?

• Neurasthenia

• Seasonal affective disorder

• Hypertension

• Cancer

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

• Weir Mitchell

• Jane

• Mary

• Jennie

Whom does the narrator want to visit although John will not let her?

• Her baby

• Weir Mitchell

• Relatives

• Mary

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

Which of these is an example of irony in the story?

• The narrator believes the wallpaper is making her better but it is not.

• John is the only person in the house who realizes the wallpaper is dangerous.

• The narrator catches Jennie staring at the wallpaper instead of cleaning.

• The baby exhibits extreme self-control at the moment it is born.

The narrator’s mental illness is most clearly demonstrated in which of the following quotes

• I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good.

• It is the strangest yellow, that wallpaper! It makes me think of all the yellow things I ever saw—not beautiful ones like buttercups, but old foul, bad yellow things.

• John knows I don’t sleep very well at night, for all I’m so quiet! He asked me all sorts of questions, too, and pretended to be very loving and kind. As if I couldn’t see through him!

• I wonder if they all come out of that wallpaper as I did? I suppose I shall have to get back behind the pattern when it comes night, and that is hard!

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.

What is the primary setting of 'The Yellow Wallpaper'?

• A) A nursery room with barred windows

• B) A hospital room

• C) A garden shed

• D) A library

What does the narrator initially think about the yellow wallpaper?

• A) It is beautiful and calming

• B) It is confusing and chaotic

• C) It is ugly and irritating

• D) It is plain and unnoticeable