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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the new order for women supposed to inspire, according to the Aunts?

2. How often do the girls get a break, according to Chapter 12?

3. How often did Offred return to Nick’s, as described in Chapter 14?

4. How does Serena Joy feel about Offred being taken away in Chapter 15?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the professor in Chapter 15, what might have happened to Offred?

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

3. Why does Offred pray in Chapter 11?

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

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

6. What is Serena’s reaction to the cape in Chapter 14?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Offred leaves the novel on a deliberately ambiguous note. If the novel were to continue, what would her next chapter look like? Use the ‘professor’s’ speech from the end notes as the basis for your fictionalized version.

Essay Topic 2

Offred writes about having taken certain things for granted in her earlier life. Write an essay in which you discuss which things in particular she took for granted, and why. What are some things which she always valued, by contrast?

Essay Topic 3

In the book, the Commander states that better doesn’t mean better for everyone; it always means worse, for some. What is the significance of this in the context of Gilead? Give concrete and specific examples to illustrate this statement and explore its significance.

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