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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who carries Nicole to safety in Chapter 70?

2. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 59, whom does Aunt Vidala describe as a defection risk?

3. According to Agnes in Chapter 50, what caused her to have a crisis of faith?

4. According to Daisy in Chapter 44, what is she carrying into Gilead?

5. What does Garth warn Daisy against in Chapter 43?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the source? How will the document cache be transported, as explained in Chapter 57?

2. How does Agnes react to the arrival of Jade in Chapter 47?

3. What happens when the girls arrive in Portsmouth in Chapter 62?

4. What does Commander Judd demand in Chapter 59? Why?

5. What information does Agnes receive in Chapter 56? How does she come by this information?

6. What information does Aunt Lydia tell Commander Judd in Chapter 46?

7. Who tries to stop the girls from leaving in Chapter 61? What happens?

8. How do the girls react to their change of clothing, as seen in Chapters 62 and 63?

9. What plan is hatched in Chapter 60 for the transport of Nicole back to Canada?

10. What do Agnes and Becka think about Jade at the beginning of Section XX?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The power of secrets is a major theme in the novel. Choose three characters who keep a secret, and explain how keeping a secret affects him or her. What are the positive and negative effects of keeping a secret?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Agnes and Nicole. How are they similar, and how are they different? Support your answers with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Aunt Lydia finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the characters involved.

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