Using Resources and Reference Materials for Editing — Cumulative exam
Question 31 • AZ-English Language Arts 11 B
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.