Read the excerpt from "The Yellow Wallpaper." He said that after the wall-paper was changed it would be the heavy bedstead, and then the barred windows, and then that gate at the head of the stairs, and so on. “You know the place is doing you good,” he said, “and really, dear, I don’t care to renovate the house just for a three months’ rental.” Based on this excerpt, which statement best describes John’s viewpoint of the wallpaper?
Answer
A
He believes that the wallpaper should be replaced.
B
He believes that the wallpaper is unattractive.
C
He believes that his wife likes the wallpaper.
D
He believes that his wife is overreacting to the wallpaper.
Explanation
John predicts that if the wallpaper were changed, his wife would complain about other parts of the room next. By saying the place is doing her good and that he will not renovate the house for a short rental, he dismisses her distress as excessive. This best matches the view that she is overreacting to the wallpaper.
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