The Handmaid's Tale Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Handmaid's Tale Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why do the women say that Janine was raped?
(a) To purify herself.
(b) Bad luck.
(c) To punish her attackers.
(d) To teach her a lesson.

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

5. What is strange about the blankets at the center in Chapter 1?
(a) They are wool.
(b) They are comfortable.
(c) They say U.S.
(d) They are uncomfortable.

6. What color is the Commander’s hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blonde.
(c) White.
(d) Grey.

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

8. What does Offred use the butter for, as described in Chapter 4?
(a) Shoe polish.
(b) Flavoring.
(c) Lotion.
(d) Makeup.

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

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

11. When will Offred take the doctor up on his offer in Chapter 4?
(a) She does in Chapter 4.
(b) Never.
(c) Perhaps later.
(d) She already has.

12. What color is Offred’s bathroom?
(a) Multi-colored.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

13. How does Cora feel about the baby in Chapter 8?
(a) Disgusted.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Bored.
(d) Angry.

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

15. Whose choice was it that the Handmaids could not use lotion?
(a) The Wives.
(b) Their own.
(c) The men.
(d) The government.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the narrator stressed around Moira 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. Who asks if Offred is looking for anyone in Chapter 8?

5. What stuffed animal did Offred’s daughter take with her?

(see the answer keys)

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