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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section XVIII – Section XIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 14, who becomes distraught upon hearing the story of the Concubine Cut into Twelve Pieces?
(a) Aunt Vidala.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Shunammite.
(d) Becka.

2. What gossip does Shunammite tell the the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) That a purge is coming.
(b) That her Martha is stealing from the family.
(c) That her mother is dying.
(d) That she is getting married.

3. What color is now suitable for Agnes's clothing, as she explains in Chapter 26?
(a) Dark red.
(b) Light blue.
(c) Pale orange.
(d) Spring green.

4. What secret does Agnes learn about Paula in Chapter 52?
(a) She killed an Aunt.
(b) She killed her Martha.
(c) She killed her first husband.
(d) She killed her Guardian.

5. According to Daisy in Chapter 8, what Gileadean people frequently come into The Clothes Hound?
(a) Eyes.
(b) Pearl Girls.
(c) Commanders.
(d) Handmaids.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the baby taken from Gilead, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?

2. According to Agnes in Chapter 49, once accepted as a Supplicant, she is granted access to what?

3. What is notable about the tattoo Daisy gets in Chapter 33?

4. How old was Aunt Lydia when she was arrested, as she reveals in Chapter 29?

5. Where does Aunt Lydia go in Chapter 24 when she wants some hot milk?

(see the answer key)

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