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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. How does Serena Joy know what Offred did with the Commander?
(a) She sees lipstick on her cape.
(b) She asked the Marthas.
(c) She heard rumors.
(d) She went to Jezebel’s.

2. What is another role that Nick had, according to Chapter 15?
(a) He was an officer.
(b) He was a soldier.
(c) He was an Eye.
(d) He was a Guardian.

3. What is the second part of the Salvaging called?
(a) The Prayvaganza.
(b) Part B.
(c) The Particicution.
(d) The Trial.

4. What does Offred tell Nick in Chapter 14, which might be dangerous?
(a) What she has done with the Commander.
(b) To look for Luke.
(c) That she loves him.
(d) Her real name.

5. How were the Aunts’ names chosen?
(a) From stories.
(b) From movies.
(c) From TV shows.
(d) From former brand names.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Offred’s mother now, according to Chapter 12?

2. What does the professor cite as a precursor to Gilead?

3. What tone does Offred read into the message on her wall in Chapter 9?

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

5. What did Offred want to do with the cat in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do women come to work at Jezebel’s?

2. Why is the concentration camp documentary important?

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

4. Why is Nick becoming a significant character by Chapter 11?

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

6. Where does Offred take the new Ofglen in Chapter 14? Why?

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

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

9. Why is Ofglen’s question about Soul Scrolls subversive?

10. Describe Janine’s behavior at the Salvaging.

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