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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is written on the pillow that Offred finds in Chapter 4?
(a) Hope.
(b) Charity.
(c) Faith.
(d) Peace.

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

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

6. What surrounded the center?
(a) A forest.
(b) An electric fence.
(c) Hundreds of guards.
(d) A barbed-wire fence.

7. Who did Aunt Lydia question about Moira in Chapter 8?
(a) Alma.
(b) All of the girls.
(c) Janine.
(d) Offred.

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

9. What does the Commander play with Offred in Chapter 8?
(a) Cards.
(b) Monopoly.
(c) Pictionary.
(d) Scrabble.

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

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

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

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

14. How is Offred officially identified?
(a) By her tattoo.
(b) By her dress.
(c) By her ID card.
(d) By her pass.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the new name of the area in Chapter 2?

2. Where does the narrator go in Chapter 3?

3. What is a disfigured baby called?

4. What does Offred think happened to Luke?

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

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