“It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself secure ancestral halls for the summer.” How does this opening sentence of Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” NOT immediately suggest the Gothic ?

Related Mcqs:

1. In “The Yellow Wallpaper” what does Gilman suggest about madness ?

   A. That it is necessary to contain mad women
   B. That it is an artificial patriarchal tool
   C. That men also are mad
   D. That female madness is a serious obstacle to women’s liberation

2. In which way does Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” include elements of the uncanny ?

   A. It reflects a woman’s everyday life.
   B. An everyday object causes her terror.
   C. An apparently normal person is revealed as a man.
   D. It features a body transformation.

3. What is NOT Gothic about the room to which the female protagonist of “The Yellow Wallpaper” is confined ?

   A. It has bars on the window.
   B. It is removed from the main area of the house.
   C. It is locked.
   D. It is sunny.

4. In what way do the houses in “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “Jane Eyre” differ from each other as Gothic literary structures ?

   A. The relative location of the room in which the “troubled” women are kept
   B. The state of disrepair when the houses are first encountered by the protagonists
   C. The relative location of the houses within the larger communities
   D. The relative age of the houses

5. What constitutes a “monstrous Other” in “The Yellow Wallpaper” ?

   A. Cousin Henry and Julia
   B. Reading
   C. Writing
   D. John

6. In “The Gothic Sublime” how does Mishra characterize the Gothic novel ?

   A. As a version of the Romantic novel
   B. As a set of literary devices developed in the 18th century but applicable to present day
   C. As the antithesis of postmodernism
   D. As the resolution of madness

7. In what way does Gothic-style architecture complement the themes of the Gothic novel ?

   A. The ethereal quality of the interior space of Gothic architecture
   B. The scientific advancement of the ribbed vault and flying buttress associated with Gothic architecture
   C. The reduction in width of the stone masonry in Gothic architecture
   D. The immense scale typical of Gothic structures

8. How does the use of Gothic architecture assist the Gothic novelist ?

   A. It engenders confusion for both the novel’s protagonist and readers.
   B. It offers a secure refuge for the novel’s protagonist.
   C. It provides the space for a large community of people to congregate.
   D. It represents the glory of a bygone age.

9. How did the term “Gothic” become associated with the literary phenomenon known as the Gothic novel ?

   A. The excessive violence found in the Gothic novel
   B. The barbarians that populate the Gothic novel
   C. The use of the word in the subtitle of Walpole’s novel
   D. The style of architecture found in the Gothic novel

10. How do theorists suggest that the Gothic novel resembles queer and camp ?

    A. The body is represented in abnormal ways.
    B. Women’s issues are interrogated.
    C. Gender issues are often overlooked.
    D. Many protagonists’ mothers are absent.