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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surrounded the center?
(a) Hundreds of guards.
(b) A barbed-wire fence.
(c) A forest.
(d) An electric fence.

2. Who asks if Offred is looking for anyone in Chapter 8?
(a) Moira.
(b) Janine.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Alma.

3. What has Janine now avoided in Chapter 8?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Breastfeeding.
(c) Being an Unwoman.
(d) More work as a Handmaid.

4. Where is the Commander’s wife’s “territory”?
(a) The garden.
(b) The bedroom.
(c) The living room.
(d) The kitchen.

5. When will Offred take the doctor up on his offer in Chapter 4?
(a) She does in Chapter 4.
(b) Never.
(c) Perhaps later.
(d) She already has.

6. What was the center called?
(a) The Rachel and Leah Center.
(b) The Gilead Center.
(c) The Training Center.
(d) The Handmaid’s Center.

7. What animal does Offred compare herself to when taking a nap?
(a) A cat.
(b) An insect.
(c) A sheep.
(d) A pig.

8. What kind of flower does Offred smell in Chapter 6?
(a) Lilies of the valley.
(b) Jasmine.
(c) Roses.
(d) Violets.

9. What is a disfigured baby called?
(a) An Unchild.
(b) Nothing.
(c) An Unbaby.
(d) A Non-Baby.

10. What did the dormitory used to be?
(a) A gymnasium.
(b) A classroom.
(c) A cafeteria.
(d) A dance hall.

11. Who did Aunt Lydia question about Moira in Chapter 8?
(a) Alma.
(b) All of the girls.
(c) Offred.
(d) Janine.

12. What does the Commander play with Offred in Chapter 8?
(a) Pictionary.
(b) Cards.
(c) Scrabble.
(d) Monopoly.

13. What language does Offred think the message in her room is in Chapter 4?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Greek.
(d) Latin.

14. Where did the narrator’s mother take her when she was little?
(a) To a book burning.
(b) To a pornography shop.
(c) To a protest.
(d) To see Moira.

15. What color is the Commander’s hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Grey.
(c) Blonde.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Offred use the butter for, as described in Chapter 4?

2. What stuffed animal did Offred’s daughter take with her?

3. Why was the narrator stressed around Moira in Chapter 3?

4. What is one way Offred is allowed to pass the time?

5. Who is Luke?

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