Question 3 • *WHS OH-English Language Arts 11 A-CR
Read the excerpt from "Why I Wrote 'The Yellow Wallpaper.'"This wise man put me to bed and applied the rest cure, to which a still-good physique responded so promptly that he concluded there was nothing much the matter with me, and sent me home with solemn advice to “live as domestic a life as far as possible,” to “have but two hours’ intellectual life a day,” and “never to touch pen, brush, or pencil again” as long as I lived.Why was Gilman advised “never to touch pen, brush, or pencil again”?
Answer
A
Her doctor believed that she’d been poisoned by ink, paint, and lead.
B
Her doctor believed that intellectual effort was making her ill.
C
Her doctor was afraid that she would write something negative about him.
D
Her doctor was afraid that she was not strong enough to hold the tools.
Explanation
The doctor prescribed a “rest cure” and told Gilman to limit her intellectual activity to two hours a day. His advice not to write, paint, or draw shows that he believed intellectual effort was contributing to her illness, so he wanted her to avoid it.
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