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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Serena Joy get the photo, according to Offred in Chapter 12?
(a) Through the Handmaids.
(b) Through the Marthas.
(c) Through the Commander.
(d) Through the Wives.

2. What did they call the burning of women’s undergarments?
(a) The Times Square Massacre.
(b) The New York Story.
(c) The Manhattan Clean-Up.
(d) Women's Liberation.

3. What month is it when Offred goes to Jezebel’s?
(a) July.
(b) May.
(c) August.
(d) June.

4. How many babies are currently born disfigured, according to Chapter 8?
(a) One in five.
(b) One in ten.
(c) One in four.
(d) One in two.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What group of people is Offred surprised to see at Jezebel’s?

2. What color is Offred’s bathroom?

3. Where is Offred’s mother now, according to Chapter 12?

4. What is the small thing that Serena Joy offers Offred in Chapter 12?

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

(see the answer key)

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