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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Moira use as a weapon in Chapter 8?
(a) A bobby pin.
(b) Part of the toilet.
(c) The boiler.
(d) A shoe.

2. Why was the narrator stressed around Moira in Chapter 3?
(a) Moira talked about date rape.
(b) She had a paper due.
(c) It was illegal to go out.
(d) Moira was a prostitute.

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

4. What was off-putting about the last man Offred worked for?
(a) His smell.
(b) His voice.
(c) His face.
(d) His body.

5. Where was Offred’s daughter first stolen?
(a) At the grocery store.
(b) On the street.
(c) The laundromat.
(d) From her car.

6. What color does Offred wear every day?
(a) Striped.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

7. What language does ‘Mayday’ come from?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) Arabic.
(d) French.

8. What stuffed animal did Offred’s daughter take with her?
(a) A bear.
(b) A dog.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A cat.

9. What does the narrator think about first in Chapter 3?
(a) Moira.
(b) Her future.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her daughter.

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

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

12. In Chapter 2, where do Offred and her companion go before returning home?
(a) To chat with Luke.
(b) To chat with the Aunts.
(c) To see the bodies on the wall.
(d) Shopping for pleasure.

13. What has Janine now avoided in Chapter 8?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) More work as a Handmaid.
(c) Breastfeeding.
(d) Being an Unwoman.

14. What kind of currency do the characters use to buy food in Chapter 2?
(a) Credit cards.
(b) Coins.
(c) Bills.
(d) Tokens.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the narrator’s mother take her when she was little?

3. What part of the Bible did the women hear at the center each day?

4. How does Cora feel about the baby in Chapter 8?

5. Who is pregnant in Chapter 2?

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