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The Yellow Wallpaper
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Study Guide
Characters
Character List
The Narrator
John
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Repression
Self-expression
Infantilization
Purpose
Quotes By Section
Section 1
Quotes By Character
Narrator
John
Jennie
Further Study
Context
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Plot Overview Quiz
Plot Overview Quiz
1
of 5
Why, according to the narrator, does she begin writing her journal?
Out of rebellion
To relieve her mind
To worsen her condition
On her husband’s orders
2
of 5
What word does the narrator use to describe the yellow wallpaper in the beginning?
Revolting
Enchanting
Uninteresting
Familiar
3
of 5
The narrator believes her bedroom used to be ___.
A storeroom
An infirmary
A den
A nursery
4
of 5
John threatens to send the narrator to Weir Mitchell. Who is Weir Mitchell?
A family friend
A physician
A relative
A lecturer
5
of 5
The narrator begins to see a woman in the wallpaper pattern. Why does she then tear at the wallpaper?
To destroy the woman
In rebellion
To free the woman
Out of boredom
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