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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How were the Aunts’ names chosen?
(a) From movies.
(b) From former brand names.
(c) From stories.
(d) From TV shows.

4. What is the worst thing that could have happened to Offred?
(a) She had to now marry a Commander.
(b) She was forced to go back to being a handmaiden.
(c) She had to see her daughter die.
(d) She was executed or sent to the colonies.

5. What does the Commander offer to Offred in Chapter 10?
(a) Privacy.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Her own game.
(d) A magazine.

6. What did the old Ofglen see that made her kill herself?
(a) Her Commander.
(b) Her Commander’s Wife.
(c) Aunt Lydia.
(d) A van.

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

8. How did Offred make her documentation?
(a) She recorded her voice.
(b) She wrote it down.
(c) She made videos.
(d) She drew pictures.

9. How often did Offred return to Nick’s, as described in Chapter 14?
(a) Once.
(b) Twice.
(c) Never.
(d) Numerous times.

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

11. What did Offred and Luke worry might give them away?
(a) Their neighbors.
(b) Their dog.
(c) Their cat.
(d) Their car.

12. What was Offred’s job before?
(a) She worked at a library.
(b) She worked at a hotel.
(c) She was a stay-at-home mother.
(d) She worked at a bookstore.

13. How were Handmaids’ names formed in Gilead?
(a) From the names of their Commanders.
(b) From the masculine versions of their original names.
(c) From their father’s names.
(d) By the Wives.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Offred do before the van comes in Chapter 15?

2. According to Chapter 15, in which state was Offred most likely located?

3. What does Offred do when she sees Nick in Chapter 11?

4. Who was the man in the second part of the Salvaging, according to Ofglen?

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

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