Read this passage from Part 1 of “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.I cry at nothing, and cry most of the time.Of course I don’t when John is here, or anybody else, but when I am alone.And I am alone a good deal just now. John is kept in town very often by serious cases, and Jennie is good and lets me alone when I want her to.What is an implicit meaning in this passage?Group of answer choicesThe narrator has improved enough to be left alone.The narrator is jealous of her husband’s patients.The narrator dislikes her husband and Jennie.The narrator feels very isolated.

Explain how the author shapes and refines the development of the text's theme: being alone in an unfamiliar setting can bring feelings of sadness and isolation. Be sure to use two details from the text.

How does the author show the emergence of the text's theme: being alone in an unfamiliar setting can bring feelings of sadness and isolation?A The author uses the line "The men employed in the indigo factory had no leisure; moreover, they were hardly desirable companions," to suggest the postmaster was too occupied with work to befriend the workers. B The author uses the line "Oh, if only some kindred soul were near-" to illustrate his regret of having no one to share his deepest feelings. C The author uses the line "He felt like a fish out of water in this remote village." to reveal that the postmaster feels out of place and has trouble connecting with the villagers. D The author uses the line "The postmaster's salary was small" to contrast the poverty of the postmaster to the wealth of the villagers.

Based on this stanza from the poem “Alone” by Edgar Allen Poe, what is the poem’s main idea?From childhood's hour I have not beenAs others were—I have not seenAs others saw—I could not bringMy passions from a common spring—From the same source I have not takenMy sorrow—I could not awakenMy heart to joy at the same tone—And all I loved—I loved alone.The poet is remembering being a child.The poet believes he is happier than others.The poet is very sad and lonely.The poet thinks he is different from other children.

Select the correct answer.What statement best summarizes the passage? A. The narrator and her husband argue about how the summer should be spent as he wants to have guests and she wants to be alone. B. The narrator contemplates having time to grow her soul by refusing to see anyone besides her husband or read any books for the summer. C. The narrator describes how she wants to explore nature and then compares herself to a bird that is both cheerful and quarrelsome. D. The narrator longs to spend the summer in solitude out in nature, and her husband thinks that she will be bored.

How does the author develop Maggie and her mother’s relationship in the excerpt?The author uses the to convey that Maggie is unhappy being left alone so often.