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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. What time does Offred return home from Jezebel’s in Chapter 13?
(a) Early in the morning.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Before dark.
(d) Two in the morning.

2. What month is it when Offred goes to Jezebel’s?
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) August.
(d) May.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Janine been transferred in Chapter 12?

2. What is strange about the shop Loaves and Fishes?

3. What does Ofglen tell Offred in Chapter 12?

4. What does Offred never say to Nick?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Janine’s behavior at the Salvaging.

4. What has happened to former nuns?

5. What is one sign in Chapter 14 that Offred might not actually be having a baby?

6. What might Offred expect after being taken?

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

8. What is the most likely explanation for the Wife’s presence in the Salvaging?

9. Why does the story about the cat in Chapter 11 matter?

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

(see the answer keys)

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