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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Moira and Offred meet at the center to talk privately?
(a) In the cafeteria.
(b) In the gymnasium.
(c) In the washroom.
(d) In the dormitory.

3. According to Chapter 3, what does the narrator see when she is drugged, later?
(a) A sketch of her daughter.
(b) A letter from her daughter.
(c) Her daughter’s hand.
(d) A photograph of her daughter.

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

5. What did the Commander’s wife used to be?
(a) A movie star.
(b) A TV star.
(c) A preacher.
(d) A televangelist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is a Handmaid’s posting?

2. How old is Offred’s daughter now?

3. What do the guards in Chapter 1 have that nobody else does?

4. What is written on the pillow that Offred finds in Chapter 4?

5. What does the narrator compare her story to?

(see the answer key)

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