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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Offred do when she sees Nick in Chapter 11?
(a) Calls his name.
(b) Signals to him.
(c) Pulls a curtain between them.
(d) Nothing.

2. Who does Offred compare the Commander to in Chapter 9?
(a) The Nazi.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her mother.
(d) The Nazi’s mistress.

3. How does Serena Joy feel about Offred being taken away in Chapter 15?
(a) Furious.
(b) Terrified.
(c) Neutral.
(d) Sad.

4. Why has Janine been transferred in Chapter 12?
(a) She was jealous.
(b) There was something wrong with the baby.
(c) There was something wrong with her milk.
(d) She went crazy.

5. Why is it not likely that Offred ended up in Canada?
(a) Because Canada hated Gilead.
(b) Because border control was too tight.
(c) Because Canada feared retaliation.
(d) Because Canada loved Gilead.

6. Why can Offred believe Nick in Chapter 15?
(a) He references her daughter.
(b) He uses her real name.
(c) He tells her that he arranged this.
(d) He tells her that he loves her.

7. What was the first big change that happened in Offred’s life?
(a) She lost her job.
(b) She lost the right to her own money.
(c) She lost her daughter.
(d) She lost Luke.

8. What does the professor cite as a precursor to Gilead?
(a) The USSR.
(b) Germany.
(c) The USA.
(d) Rumania.

9. What is the new order for women supposed to inspire, according to the Aunts?
(a) Lust.
(b) Camaraderie.
(c) Love.
(d) Obedience.

10. What is the signal to begin the second part of the Salvaging?
(a) A gong.
(b) A bell.
(c) A whistle.
(d) A shout.

11. What is Moira dressed as in Chapter 12?
(a) A bunny.
(b) A bird.
(c) A cat.
(d) A nurse.

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

13. What did they call the burning of women’s undergarments?
(a) Women's Liberation.
(b) The New York Story.
(c) The Times Square Massacre.
(d) The Manhattan Clean-Up.

14. Where did Moira see Offred’s mother?
(a) At Jezebel’s.
(b) With a Commander.
(c) In a video.
(d) In the Colonies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the best place Offred could have ended up?

2. What does Offred never say to Nick?

3. How were Handmaids’ names formed in Gilead?

4. What month is it when Offred goes to Jezebel’s?

5. Where do Ofglen and Offred go together in Chapter 12?

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