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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is strange about the shop Loaves and Fishes?
(a) It doesn’t sell fish.
(b) It is a laundromat.
(c) It is a supermarket.
(d) It doesn’t sell bread.

5. Who accompanies Offred through the yard to Nick’s in Chapter 13?
(a) The Commander.
(b) Serena Joy.
(c) Nobody.
(d) Nick.

6. How did Serena Joy get the photo, according to Offred in Chapter 12?
(a) Through the Marthas.
(b) Through the Commander.
(c) Through the Handmaids.
(d) Through the Wives.

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

8. How tall is Offred?
(a) 5 feet, 5 inches.
(b) 5 feet even.
(c) 5 feet, 2 inches.
(d) 5 feet, 7 inches.

9. What does Offred remember most about the documentary?
(a) The mistress’s clothes.
(b) The mistress’s hair.
(c) The mistress’s words.
(d) The mistress’s make-up.

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

11. What does Offred do before the van comes in Chapter 15?
(a) Tries to warn Nick.
(b) Tries to escape.
(c) Waits for them.
(d) Tries to kill herself.

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

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

14. Who was the man in the second part of the Salvaging, according to Ofglen?
(a) A religious criminal.
(b) A political enemy of the state.
(c) A murderer.
(d) A rapist.

15. What does the Commander say was the main problem with men, before?
(a) They were cruel to women.
(b) They beat their wives.
(c) They could not feel.
(d) They felt too much.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does Offred mention to the new Ofglen in Chapter 14?

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

3. Why would Offred not have made her story public?

4. What time does Offred return home from Jezebel’s in Chapter 13?

5. What does Offred think might happen in Chapter 14?

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