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Question 2 • CMS 2026-2027 English III CREDIT RECOVERY

Which of the narrator’s statements in "The Yellow Wallpaper" suggests that she does not think women are too frail to be intellectual?

Answer
A
I verily believe she thinks it is the writing which made me sick!
B
Of course I didn’t do a thing. Jennie sees to everything now.
C
I don’t feel as if it was worth while to turn my hand over for anything, and I’m getting dreadfully fretful and querulous.
D
So I walk a little in the garden or down that lovely lane, sit on the porch under the roses, and lie down up here a good deal.

Explanation

The narrator says, “I verily believe she thinks it is the writing which made me sick!” This refers to the idea that writing or intellectual activity harmed her, a view the narrator questions while continuing to write secretly. Her statement therefore suggests she does not accept that women are too frail for intellectual work. The other choices describe her passivity or routine, not her attitude toward women’s intellectual abilities.

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