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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does the narrator think might have happened to her daughter?
(a) She was kidnapped.
(b) She ran away.
(c) She committed suicide.
(d) She was killed.

2. How long is a Handmaid’s posting?
(a) Two years.
(b) One year.
(c) Three years.
(d) Indefinite.

3. What color is Offred’s bathroom?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Multi-colored.
(d) Green.

4. What is written on the pillow that Offred finds in Chapter 4?
(a) Charity.
(b) Peace.
(c) Hope.
(d) Faith.

5. What does Offred use the butter for, as described in Chapter 4?
(a) Shoe polish.
(b) Lotion.
(c) Flavoring.
(d) Makeup.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ritual called when the women confess sexual ‘sins’ to one another?

2. Where was Offred’s daughter first stolen?

3. Where is the Commander’s wife’s “territory”?

4. What do the Aunts have in their belts in Chapter 1?

5. What did the dormitory used to be?

(see the answer key)

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