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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. In Chapter 12, what does Ofglen want Offred to do with the Commander?
(a) Use him for information.
(b) Tell him what she thinks.
(c) Stop seeing him.
(d) Fulfil his fantasies.

2. According to Chapter 9, what does Offred think about what the Commander has done?
(a) She is horrified.
(b) She can use it to her advantage.
(c) She doesn’t care.
(d) She is scared.

3. What is the name of the organization that tried to help Moira escape?
(a) Mayday.
(b) The Underground Railroad.
(c) M’aidez.
(d) The Underground Female Road.

4. What does Cora think has happened when she sees Offred on the floor in Chapter 10?
(a) That she is hiding something.
(b) That Offred is dead.
(c) That she has fallen.
(d) That she is hurt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another role that Nick had, according to Chapter 15?

2. How does Serena Joy know what Offred did with the Commander?

3. Where was Offred's documentation found?

4. Where did Moira go immediately after she left the center in Chapter 12?

5. What was the underground’s nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Offred's plans in Chapter 9?

2. Why does Serena Joy think that Offred ‘might as well’ sleep with Nick?

3. How does Offred characterize the spring, particularly May?

4. Why does Offred think about her age and height in Chapter 9?

5. What is the condition that Nick sets forth for Offred in Chapter 13?

6. How does Offred feel about her participation in the Salvaging?

7. How does Offred react when she is taken in Chapter 15?

8. Why does Offred pray in Chapter 11?

9. What form do Offred's prayers take in Chapter 11?

10. In Chapter 9, what is new about the way Offred reads the message on her wall?

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