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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did the dormitory used to be?
(a) A cafeteria.
(b) A classroom.
(c) A gymnasium.
(d) A dance hall.

4. According to Chapter 6, what is one Bible story that the Commander reads?
(a) Jacob and the angel.
(b) Noah and the flood.
(c) Moses parting the water.
(d) Jesus being crucified.

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the purpose of Offred's walk in Chapter 2?
(a) To chat with others.
(b) To buy food.
(c) To see the bodies on the wall.
(d) To flirt with the Guardians.

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

12. According to Chapter 6, when will Offred go to the Commander’s office?
(a) Never.
(b) Immediately.
(c) The next day.
(d) The next evening.

13. What is different about the Wives’ birthmobile?
(a) It is blue.
(b) It is red.
(c) It is bigger.
(d) It is more comfortable.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What surrounded the center?

2. Where did Moira and Offred meet at the center to talk privately?

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

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

5. Who is having the baby in Chapter 8?

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