Using Resources and Reference Materials for Editing — Unit test

Question 4 • Common Core ELA 11 - ELA3011 IC

Which excerpt from "The Yellow Wallpaper" contradicts the narrator’s belief that she is improving?

Answer

I really do eat better, and am more quiet than I was.

Life is very much more exciting now than it used to be. You see I have something more to expect, to look forward to, to watch.

I don’t sleep much at night, for it is so interesting to watch developments; but I sleep a good deal in the daytime.

John is so pleased to see me improve! He laughed a little the other day, and said I seemed to be flourishing in spite of my wall-paper.

Explanation

The narrator believes she is improving, but sleeping very little at night and sleeping through much of the day suggest her condition is worsening. Choice C describes this disrupted sleep pattern. The other excerpts present improvement or the narrator’s belief that she is getting better.

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