Basic Plot
What illness does the narrator have as a child before her strange transformation begins?
Measles
Which family member worries most that the narrator’s condition will ruin her chances of marriage?
Her older sister
Which animal remains loyal to the narrator despite her condition?
The cat
What drastic plan does the narrator’s family create to protect their reputation and her sister’s future?
They fake the narrator’s death
Which character suggests the narrator’s condition might be caused by a curse and tries strange remedies?
Her grandmother
How does the narrator plan to respond to the mob approaching the house?
She plans to leap from the burning roof in her white burial dress and white veil
After being declared dead, where does the narrator begin spending most of her time at night?
Roaming outside in the yard, forest, and around the house
Which character insists the narrator is still a human being and pays the doctor to stay quiet?
Her father
Where does the doctor recommend she be taken to the and why?
To the city so other doctors can study her condition
What event causes the villagers to realize something strange is happening and begin hunting the narrator?
She bites a man, so they dig up her coffin and find it empty
Which character secretly continues bringing the narrator food and cares for her after she is declared dead?
Her mother
What did the narrator’s grandmother do in an attempt to “eject the demon” she believed had entered the narrator?
She held the narrator’s head under the water in which the dirty clothes were soaking while praying