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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what word does the doctor use that shocks Offred?
(a) Barren.
(b) Sterile.
(c) Fertile.
(d) Uterus.

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

3. How old is Offred’s daughter now?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Five.
(c) An infant.
(d) Eight.

4. What is the ritual called when the women confess sexual ‘sins’ to one another?
(a) Confession.
(b) Wiping the Slate.
(c) Testifying.
(d) Coming Clean.

5. What is one kind of film the women watched at the center?
(a) Newsreels.
(b) Feature films.
(c) Pornography.
(d) Cartoons.

6. What do the Japanese ask the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) Are you happy?
(b) Are you busy?
(c) Are you American?
(d) Nothing.

7. What kind of guerrillas does Offred see on the television in Chapter 6?
(a) Muslims.
(b) Jews.
(c) Baptists.
(d) Quakers.

8. What part of the Bible did the women hear at the center each day?
(a) The Beatitudes.
(b) Rachel and Leah’s story.
(c) The Old Testament.
(d) The New Testament.

9. What language does Offred think the message in her room is in Chapter 4?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Latin.
(d) Greek.

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

11. What do the Japanese want from the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) To take her picture.
(b) To help her.
(c) Nothing.
(d) To take her money.

12. When did Offred and Luke try to run away?
(a) March.
(b) September.
(c) June.
(d) December.

13. What part of Moira’s body was beaten?
(a) Her torso.
(b) Her hands.
(c) Her feet.
(d) Her feet.

14. How long was Offred at the center before Moira arrived?
(a) Three years.
(b) One week.
(c) One year.
(d) Three weeks.

15. In Chapter 7, what did the gravestone have engraved on it?
(a) In Memory.
(b) In Charity.
(c) In Hope.
(d) In Faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. As described in Chapter 6, what does the sexual encounter NOT involve?

2. Why was the narrator stressed around Moira in Chapter 3?

3. What is the purpose of Offred's walk in Chapter 2?

4. What is special about the day in Chapter 4?

5. Who did Aunt Lydia question about Moira in Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

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