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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Offred think happened to Luke?
(a) She doesn’t know.
(b) He is in jail.
(c) He was killed.
(d) He has escaped.

2. How old was Offred’s mother when she had the baby?
(a) 25.
(b) 32.
(c) 18.
(d) 37.

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

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

5. Who asks if Offred is looking for anyone in Chapter 8?
(a) Janine.
(b) Moira.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Alma.

6. What are the Japanese doing in the city in Chapter 2?
(a) They are photojournalists.
(b) They are citizens.
(c) They are human-rights workers.
(d) They are tourists.

7. Where is the Commander’s wife’s “territory”?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) The garden.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The living room.

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

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

10. Who is having the baby in Chapter 8?
(a) Warren’s Wife.
(b) Ofglen.
(c) Ofwarren.
(d) Moira.

11. Where did Moira leave Aunt Elizabeth in Chapter 8?
(a) The gymnasium.
(b) The washroom.
(c) By the boiler.
(d) The dormitory.

12. What is special about the day in Chapter 4?
(a) It is the first of May.
(b) It is the ceremony day.
(c) It is Offred’s birthday.
(d) It is bath day.

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

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

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

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 does the Commander play with Offred in Chapter 8?

4. What was the center called?

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

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