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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did Moira make her escape attempt in Chapter 8?
(a) The gymnasium.
(b) The dormitory.
(c) The washroom.
(d) The Aunts’ office.

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

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

6. What is one way Offred is allowed to pass the time?
(a) Doing exercises.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Chatting with Nick.
(d) Reading.

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

8. If he is alive, what will Luke send to Offred?
(a) Food.
(b) A message.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A tape.

9. What do the guards in Chapter 1 have that nobody else does?
(a) Guns.
(b) Cattle prods.
(c) Clubs.
(d) Pepper spray.

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

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

12. What does the narrator compare “date rape” to?
(a) A cocktail.
(b) Candy.
(c) A fancy gourmet dish.
(d) Drugs.

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

14. What do the women in the center whisper to each other at night?
(a) Their real names.
(b) Their pseudonyms.
(c) Their escape plan.
(d) Their life stories.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who asks if Offred is looking for anyone in Chapter 8?

3. According to Chapter 6, what is one Bible story that the Commander reads?

4. Whose choice was it that the Handmaids could not use lotion?

5. What color does Offred wear every day?

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