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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 9, what does Offred think about what the Commander has done?
(a) She is scared.
(b) She doesn’t care.
(c) She is horrified.
(d) She can use it to her advantage.

2. What is the signal that the Commander uses to communicate with Offred?
(a) Notes under her pillow.
(b) His door left open.
(c) Nick whistling.
(d) Nick tilting his hat.

3. What does Offred think might happen in Chapter 14?
(a) The Commander will find them.
(b) She will have a baby.
(c) Luke will arrive, in a jealous rage.
(d) She and Nick will run away together.

4. What did Offred feel the last time she was in her house, according to Chapter 11?
(a) Hopeful.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Sleepy.
(d) Excited.

5. What does Nick tell Offred in Chapter 15?
(a) That he loves her.
(b) That her luck’s run out.
(c) That they are the railroad.
(d) That they are Mayday.

6. What is the big thing that Serena Joy offers Offred in Chapter 12?
(a) Her own garden.
(b) A picture of her daughter.
(c) A letter from Luke.
(d) A knitted scarf.

7. According to Chapter 15, in which state was Offred most likely located?
(a) New York.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) Maine.

8. How does the Commander feel about Offred being taken away in Chapter 15?
(a) Furious.
(b) Neutral.
(c) Sad.
(d) Terrified.

9. What phrase does Offred mention to the new Ofglen in Chapter 14?
(a) Resistance.
(b) M’aidez.
(c) Underground Femaleroad.
(d) Mayday.

10. What do the men tell the Commander in Chapter 15?
(a) That Offred has betrayed secrets.
(b) That Offred is pregnant.
(c) That Offred has a daughter.
(d) That Offred is sleeping with Nick.

11. In Chapter 11, where does Offred hope she will wake up?
(a) In the Commander’s house.
(b) At home.
(c) With Nick.
(d) With the Commander.

12. What did Jews have the option of doing, according to Chapter 12?
(a) Going to Israel.
(b) Becoming Handmaidens.
(c) Enlisting in the army.
(d) Leaving for Europe.

13. Where do Ofglen and Offred go together in Chapter 12?
(a) To a wedding.
(b) To church.
(c) To another birthing.
(d) To a hanging.

14. What is another role that Nick had, according to Chapter 15?
(a) He was an Eye.
(b) He was an officer.
(c) He was a soldier.
(d) He was a Guardian.

15. How does Serena Joy know what Offred did with the Commander?
(a) She heard rumors.
(b) She asked the Marthas.
(c) She went to Jezebel’s.
(d) She sees lipstick on her cape.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Janine been transferred in Chapter 12?

2. To which period did Offred belong?

3. Where is Offred’s mother now, according to Chapter 12?

4. Why can Offred believe Nick in Chapter 15?

5. What was Offred’s job before?

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