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

2. What does Ofglen ask Offred in Chapter 10?
(a) Do you believe in God?
(b) Don’t you hate this?
(c) What is your real name?
(d) Do you think God listens to the Soul Scrolls?

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

4. Who is on stage at the Salvaging?
(a) Two Handmaids and one Wife.
(b) Three Handmaids.
(c) Two Wives and one Handmaid.
(d) Three Wives.

5. What did Luke finally do with the cat?
(a) Kill it.
(b) Give it away.
(c) Take it with them.
(d) Forget it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Serena Joy get the photo, according to Offred in Chapter 12?

3. Why is it not likely that Offred ended up in Canada?

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

5. Why has Janine been transferred in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to former nuns?

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

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

4. Describe Janine’s behavior at the Salvaging.

5. What happened to Luke, according to the professor?

6. Why does the Commander offer Offred a gift in Chapter 10?

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

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

9. What is the rumor about how Janine got pregnant?

10. In Chapter 10, what becomes different about Offred’s relationship to Luke, after the changes?

(see the answer keys)

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