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 What does the nursery setting suggest about the narrator’s treatment?

What treatment does John prescribe for the narrator?

Which room in the house does the narrator occupy?

What is the narrator forbidden from doing during her treatment?

What is the narrator’s husband’s name?

 How does the narrator feel about the yellow wallpaper at first?

Directions: Read the paragraph below. Then select the number of the sentence that contains the main idea.   (1)Shakespeare wrote that “all the world’s a stage.” (2)He meant that everyone has at least one part, or role, to play in life. (3)In fact, every role we play has an “on stage” and a “backstage” area; in the first area, we’re on our best behavior; but in the second area, we can “let our hair down.” (4)For example, in the dining room, a waiter is “on stage.” (5)No matter how rushed he is or how annoyed he feels, a waiter is expected to be polite and helpful to his customers. (6)Once he returns to the kitchen, however, it’s another matter. (7)There he is “backstage” and can let his true feelings show. (8)In the kitchen, the waiter can make sarcastic remarks about the customers or even joke about serving a plate of food that’s been dropped.   The sentence that states the main idea of the paragraph is

Directions: Read the paragraph below. Then select the topic of the passage.   (1)In 1801, a candidate for Congress challenged to a duel an Army officer who called him “a bowl of skimmed milk.” (2)At that duel, the two men killed each other. (3)Newspaper editors were challenged so often that many put on their pistols when they dressed in the morning. (4)In Vicksburg, Mississippi, three newspaper editors died in duels in the 1840s. (5)These examples indicate that as recently as the 1800s, dueling with weapons was a common way to defend one’s honor.   The topic is

Directions: Read the paragraph below. Then select the number of the sentence that contains the main idea.   (1)A character in a novel or a short story may be older or younger than you. (2)The character may live on a farm, while you live in a city. (3)The character may be living long ago—during the American Revolution, or in ancient Rome, or in the Middle Ages. (4)The character may be male while you are female, white while you are black, rich while you are poor—or vice versa. (5)Rarely do you meet a fictional character who is just like yourself, so when you read fiction, you must step outside the narrow boundaries of your own life.   The sentence that expresses the main idea is

Directions: Read the paragraph below. Then select the number of the sentence that contains the main idea.   (1)You can help save the Earth by forming some environmentally sound habits. (2)Store foods in covered bowls instead of wrapping them in foil. (3)Write on both sides of a piece of paper, and use scrap paper for messages. (4)Turn off the water—until you need it—while washing dishes, brushing your teeth, or shaving. (5)Eliminate a couple of car trips per week. (6)Choose cloth diapers instead of disposable ones. (7)Avoid lawn-care chemicals, which can find their way into water supplies. (8)Also, put aluminum cans, plastic containers, and papers in recycling containers when you are finished with them.   The sentence that expresses the main idea is