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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What name does Becka go by once she becomes a Supplicant?
(a) Aunt Dior.
(b) Aunt Lancome.
(c) Aunt Chanel.
(d) Aunt Immortelle.

3. According to the narrator of the first chapter, what do eggs represent?
(a) Fertility.
(b) Success.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Hardship.

4. What advice does Becka give Agnes in Chapter 39?
(a) To obey every command.
(b) To forget her former life.
(c) To never speak ill of Aunt Lydia.
(d) To never cry.

5. What object does Daisy's father collect, as explained in Chapter 7?
(a) Old televisions.
(b) Old phones.
(c) Old cameras.
(d) Old eyeglasses.

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

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

8. What news does Ada deliver at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Gilead has claimed Daisy as their own.
(b) An explosion killed Daisy's parents.
(c) Daisy's parents are disowning her.
(d) Daisy's parents have been kidnapped.

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

10. According to Ada in Chapter 32, how did Mayday communicate with their source inside Gilead?
(a) Via shoes.
(b) Via keys.
(c) Via Pearl Girl brochures.
(d) Via a string of pearls.

11. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 29, which of the four Founding Aunts seemed the easiest to manipulate?
(a) Aunt Helena.
(b) Aunt Elizabeth.
(c) Aunt Vidala.
(d) Aunt Lydia.

12. According to Agnes in Chapter 40, which Founding Aunt gave her the hardest time during her interviews?
(a) Aunt Elizabeth.
(b) Aunt Vidala.
(c) Aunt Lydia.
(d) Aunt Helena.

13. According to Agnes in Chapter 40, who convinced Paula to assent to Agnes becoming an Aunt?
(a) Aunt Vidala.
(b) Becka.
(c) Aunt Lydia.
(d) Commander Judd.

14. How old was Aunt Lydia when she was arrested, as she reveals in Chapter 29?
(a) 63.
(b) 53.
(c) 43.
(d) 33.

15. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 20, how were the arrested women sorted?
(a) According to profession.
(b) According to age.
(c) According to class status.
(d) According to education level.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Daisy get a tattoo in Chapter 33?

2. What are secateurs?

3. Where is Chapter 6 being composed, according to the narrator?

4. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 12, what is the name of the group dedicated to smuggling people out of Gilead?

5. According to the plans discussed in Chapter 33, Daisy has to pose as what in order to get the attention of the Pearl Girls?

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