The Yellow Wallpaper

by

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Yellow Wallpaper: Second Entry Quiz 6 questions

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Why is the narrator's daughter cared for by the family's nanny, Mary?
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Because Mary is secretly her real mother
Because the narrator is afraid of her daughter
Because the narrator feels too nervous to be with her daughter
Because John thinks Mary is a more suitable caretaker
What does John's response to the narrator's concern about the wallpaper reveal about their relationship?
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It shows mutual respect and understanding
It indicates a lack of communication skills
It demonstrates John's practicality and financial prudence
It reveals John's condescending attitude towards his wife
What begins to emerge in the story as the narrator describes thinking she can sometimes see people walking along the lane from her window?
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The narrator's creative and inventive spirit
The narrator's tendency to endow inanimate things with an inner life
The narrator's unexplained fear of the outdoors and unconfined spaces
The narrator's subtle ability to agitate John by purposefully worrying him
How does the narrator perceive the wallpaper as her condition worsens?
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She begins to find it calming and therapeutic
She sees it as a source of inspiration for her writing
She believes it has a vicious influence and sees expressions in it
She decides it's not as bad as she initially thought
As the story progresses and the narrator continues to describe the room, what do the new details suggest?
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That the room was well-maintained and cherished by previous occupants
That the room may have been something more sinister than a nursery
That the narrator is growing fond of the room's quirks and character
That the room is being prepared for another baby
What does the narrator begin to see in the wallpaper?
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A mysterious figure moving through the patterns
A baby crawling through the painted vines
Her own face lurking in the intricate pattern near the edge
All of the above