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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the baby taken from Gilead, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?
(a) Baby Nicole.
(b) Baby Nell.
(c) Baby Natalie.
(d) Baby Nora.

2. Where is the narrator's manuscript hidden, as revealed in Chapter 6?
(a) Inside Cardinal Newman’s Apologia Pro Vita Sua.
(b) Inside Cardinal Newman’s Grammar of Assent.
(c) Inside Cardinal Newman’s Callista.
(d) Inside Cardinal Newman’s Loss and Gain.

3. According to the plans discussed in Chapter 33, Daisy has to pose as what in order to get the attention of the Pearl Girls?
(a) A true believer.
(b) A homeless teen.
(c) A Pearl Girl.
(d) A Mayday operative.

4. What is the name of the store run by Daisy's parents, as explained in Chapter 7?
(a) The Dress Mutt.
(b) The Clothes Hound.
(c) The Garment Pooch.
(d) The Thread Pup.

5. What does Paula tell Agnes in Chapter 25?
(a) It is time for Agnes to become a Wife.
(b) It is time for Agnes to become an Aunt.
(c) It is time for Agnes to become a Martha.
(d) It is time for Agnes to become a Handmaid.

6. According to Ada in Chapter 32, the source needs what in order to transfer the document cache to Mayday?
(a) Melanie.
(b) Baby Nicole.
(c) Ada.
(d) Offred.

7. According to Daisy's mother in Chapter 9, what had been destroyed in a fire?
(a) Daisy's birth certificate.
(b) Daisy's old clothing.
(c) Daisy's passport.
(d) Photos of Daisy as a baby.

8. What behavior, which will be unacceptable in Gilead, does Daisy have trouble controlling in Chapter 33?
(a) Her swearing.
(b) Her stealing.
(c) Her fighting.
(d) Her staring.

9. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 34, what decision was made regarding Becka following her suicide attempt?
(a) To exile her from Gilead.
(b) To turn her into a Martha.
(c) To admit her to Ardua Hall.
(d) To turn her into a Handmaid.

10. The first chapter of the novel is taken from what text?
(a) "The Ardua Hall Holograph."
(b) "The Ardua Hall Holodeck."
(c) "The Ardua Hall Hologram."
(d) "The Ardua Hall Holotype."

11. To whom does Agnes go for help avoiding marriage in Chapter 37?
(a) Paula.
(b) Shunammite.
(c) Aunt Vidala.
(d) Aunt Estée.

12. Of what does Daisy get a tattoo in Chapter 33?
(a) GOD/LOVE.
(b) GOD/LOOK.
(c) GOD/GOOD.
(d) GOD/HOPE.

13. What are secateurs?
(a) Pruning shears.
(b) Screwdrivers.
(c) Pliers.
(d) Wire cutters.

14. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 12, whose Wives frequently die?
(a) Commander Fred.
(b) Commander Saunders.
(c) Commander Judd.
(d) Commander Kyle.

15. According to the narrator of the first chapter, what is being left at the base of her statue?
(a) Photographs.
(b) Offerings.
(c) Candles.
(d) Letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ada in Chapter 33, whom does Mayday suspect of being their source inside Gilead?

2. Who meets Ada and Daisy at the refugee center in Chapter 21?

3. What stupid thing does Daisy do in Chapter 9?

4. What is the name of the house where Daisy stays in Chapter 22?

5. According to the narrator in the third chapter, who are the servant women of Gilead?

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