A B C D E
100
desperate, anxious
how would you characterize the narrator's tone?
100
like a diary
how do you explain the story's very short paragraphs?
100
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Who is the author of "The Yellow Wallpaper"?
100
She is very ill
What does the narrator's husband tell her family?
100
she ripped it
What did the narrator do to the wallpaper?
200
Jane
what is the "name" of the narrator?
200
john's sister
who is Jennie?
200
he faints
What happened to John at the end of story?
200
She threw it out the window
What did the narrator do with the key?
200
To tie up the woman in the wallpaper
Why does the narrator need a rope?
300
personification, imagery
What figures of speech does the narrator use to describe the wallpaper?
300
a small room covered in yellow wallpaper
what is the story's setting?
300
physician
what is john's profession?
300
1892
What year was the story published?
300
free response
what is the theme?
400
it gets worse
How does the narrator's mood change as the story progresses?
400
it would be a much more detached view of the narrator's descent into madness
How would "The Yellow Wallpaper" be different if it were told from John's point of view?
400
experience the narrator's descent into madness
What is the significance of the first-person perspective of the narrative?
400
Mary has been hired to take care of the narrator's baby
What role does Mary play in the "The Yellow Wallpaper"?
400
John or society
Who does the author blame for the narrator's descent into madness?
500
that she is being repressed
What do the following comments reveal about the narrator's situation: "John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage"; "I must put this away,--he hates to have me write a word"?
500
they reveal the narrator's madness growing
How do the short paragraphs help you understand the narrator's mental state?
500
it represents the narrator's repressed self
what is the significance of the women behind the yellow paper?
500
men are in charge
What does the story suggest about middle-class women’s place and role in society in the late 1800’s?
500
go out into the real world
What does the narrator believe is the best cure for her?






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