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The Yellow Wallpaper
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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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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