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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of Offred's walk in Chapter 2?
(a) To chat with others.
(b) To see the bodies on the wall.
(c) To buy food.
(d) To flirt with the Guardians.

2. Who does the narrator go shopping with in Chapter 2?
(a) A Wife.
(b) A Handmaid.
(c) A Martha.
(d) A Guardian.

3. Who is pregnant in Chapter 2?
(a) The Commander’s Wife.
(b) Ofwarren.
(c) Offred.
(d) Ofglen.

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

5. What is one way Offred is allowed to pass the time?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Chatting with Nick.
(c) Reading.
(d) Doing exercises.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator think about first in Chapter 3?

2. What do the women in the center whisper to each other at night?

3. What do the Japanese ask the narrator in Chapter 2?

4. When will Offred take the doctor up on his offer in Chapter 4?

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

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