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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is Offred officially identified?
(a) By her tattoo.
(b) By her dress.
(c) By her pass.
(d) By her ID card.

3. What kind of flower does Offred smell in Chapter 6?
(a) Jasmine.
(b) Violets.
(c) Roses.
(d) Lilies of the valley.

4. Why is everyone jealous of Janine in Chapter 2?
(a) She has more freedom.
(b) She is rich.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is beautiful.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is a Handmaid’s posting?

2. What surrounded the center?

3. What does the narrator compare “date rape” to?

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

5. What did the Commander’s wife used to be?

(see the answer key)

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