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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time does Offred return home from Jezebel’s in Chapter 13?
(a) Two in the morning.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Before dark.
(d) Early in the morning.

2. What was Nick’s role regarding Offred, finally?
(a) He helped Offred escape.
(b) He turned Offred in.
(c) He did nothing.
(d) He escaped with Offred.

3. How often do the girls get a break, according to Chapter 12?
(a) Every fifteen minutes.
(b) As often as they want.
(c) Once an evening.
(d) Once an hour.

4. What did Ofglen do to the man in the second part of the Salvaging?
(a) Hit him on the head.
(b) Beat him brutally.
(c) Gave him advice.
(d) Gave him an injection.

5. What did Offred want to do with the cat in Chapter 11?
(a) Take it with them.
(b) Give it away.
(c) Kill it.
(d) Forget it.

6. Where is Offred’s mother now, according to Chapter 12?
(a) At Jezebel’s.
(b) In the Colonies.
(c) Nobody knows.
(d) With a Commander.

7. How old is Offred?
(a) 33.
(b) 25.
(c) 37.
(d) 28.

8. Where did Moira go immediately after she left the center in Chapter 12?
(a) To Maine.
(b) To a friend’s house.
(c) On a chicken truck.
(d) To the house on a former mailing list.

9. What does the Latin phrase really mean?
(a) Keep it up.
(b) My name is Alma.
(c) Don’t let the bastards get you down.
(d) One day, you’ll be free.

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

11. What was the underground’s nickname?
(a) The Bangor Express.
(b) The Woman’s Freeway.
(c) The Freedom Trail.
(d) The Underground Frailroad.

12. What does Offred feel towards Nick, as stated in Chapter 11?
(a) Lust.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Admiration.

13. What does Ofglen start to think about Offred in Chapter 14?
(a) That she is a real revolutionary.
(b) That she is in love with the Commander.
(c) That she is giving up.
(d) That she is committed.

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

15. Where did Offred store her documentation?
(a) In a U.S. army trunk.
(b) In a Canadian army trunk.
(c) In a suitcase.
(d) In a backpack.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is Offred?

2. What happened to the last of the Commander’s Handmaids?

3. Who accompanies Offred through the yard to Nick’s in Chapter 13?

4. What does Offred tell Nick in Chapter 14, which might be dangerous?

5. In Chapter 11, where does Offred hope she will wake up?

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