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What misunderstanding continues as the narrator's breakdown becomes imminent?
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John believes the narrator's health is improving rapidly
Jennie thinks the narrator is simply exercising
John and Jennie fail to recognize the severity of the narrator's obsession with the wallpaper
The narrator believes John and Jennie are conspiring against her
What action does the narrator take to ensure she remains undisturbed while removing the wallpaper?
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She locks the door and throws the key outside
She barricades the door with furniture
She moves all the furniture out herself
She pretends to be asleep whenever anyone checks on her
What does the gnawed bedstead suggest about the room's history?
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It has been used as a storage room for a long time
It was previously occupied by animals
There is a hidden creature lurking in the room
Previous occupants have also experienced extreme distress
What possible development casts doubt on the protagonist's reliability as a narrator?
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The possibility that she has been dreaming the entire narrative
The possibility that she has been rubbing the wallpaper and gnawing the bedstead herself
The possibility that she is actually a figment of John's imagination
The possibility that she and Jennie are actually the same person
How does the narrative perspective shift at the end of the story?
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The narrator inhabits John's perspective and comments on the protagonist's experience of madness
The narrator begins to speak as though she is the mysterious woman behind the wallpaper
The narrator inhabits her own baby's perspective and presents a simplistic but eerie account of the events
The narrator switches to future tense and explains what will happen in the coming years
What is John's reaction upon breaking into the room and seeing the narrator?
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He calmly tries to reason with her
He laughs and dismisses her behavior as a joke
He immediately calls for medical help
He faints at the sight of her creeping
