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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. Who did the country blame at first for the upheaval?

2. What did Offred and Luke worry might give them away?

3. What did Offred feel the last time she was in her house, according to Chapter 11?

4. Where was Offred's documentation found?

5. Who does Offred compare the Commander to in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Offred pray in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

7. What might Offred expect after being taken?

8. Why is the concentration camp documentary important?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Offred’s daughter is one of the most important people in her life, though they are no longer together. Describe what Offred’s daughter’s life might be like at the moment. How are children important in Gilead, and what is Offred’s daughter’s most likely fate?

Essay Topic 2

Gilead might seem to be a cold and terrifying society at first glance. Explore the basis of this society. What came before, and what were the factors that caused Gilead to arise? How has it organized itself, and for what reasons?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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