What is the author’s likely purpose for the narrator’s lengthy and changing descriptions of the wallpaper? a. to the reader visualize the setting in a more vivid way b. to suggest that the wallpaper’s designs reveal visual aspects of the narrator’s own life c. to reflect the narrator’s gradual descent into insanity d. to reveal that there is no wallpaper, and everything the narrator sees is a figment of her imagination

Which statement best explains how the setting affects the meaning of the story? a. the water and wave motif conveys the queasy feeling the narrator has when walking alone at night. b. the firefly light conveys a feeling of nostalgia for long summer evenings spent with family. c. the phrase whispering and murmurs" suggests that the main character has fits of madness. d. the comparison of the street to a graveyard suggests that something is terribly wrong with society.