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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 6, when will Offred go to the Commander’s office?
(a) Immediately.
(b) The next day.
(c) The next evening.
(d) Never.

2. Who is Luke?
(a) The Commander.
(b) The narrator’s ex.
(c) A guard.
(d) The chauffeur.

3. As described in Chapter 6, what does the sexual encounter NOT involve?
(a) Kissing.
(b) Holding hands.
(c) The Wife.
(d) The Commander.

4. What do the Japanese ask the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) Are you happy?
(b) Are you busy?
(c) Nothing.
(d) Are you American?

5. What did the Commander’s wife used to be?
(a) A televangelist.
(b) A TV star.
(c) A preacher.
(d) A movie star.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the narrator stressed around Moira in Chapter 3?

2. How is Offred officially identified?

3. Where did the narrator’s mother take her when she was little?

4. What does the Commander play with Offred in Chapter 8?

5. Where did Moira make her escape attempt in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narrator’s mother as depicted in Chapter 3.

2. In what context does Offred see an Econowife?

3. Why does the narrator start thinking about Moira at night in Chapter 3?

4. What is the purpose of the exercises that Offred does?

5. What tone do the women take with Janine?

6. If Luke is in jail in Chapter 7, what happened to him?

7. Why did Offred and the other women take naps at the center?

8. What is carved on Offred’s desk at the center? Why is this significant?

9. In Chapter 7, where does Offred think that Luke really is?

10. What happened to Serena Joy that was traumatic in her earlier life?

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