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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. According to Aunt Vidala in Chapter 29, who is leaving the offerings at Lydia's statue?

2. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 29, how did she show her loyalty to Gilead?

3. Who is the official mother of the narrator of the second section of the novel?

4. According to the narrator in the third chapter, who lives at Ardua Hall?

5. How much time is scheduled between the announcement of Agnes's betrothed and her marriage to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during class in Chapter 28?

2. What are some odd things Daisy notices about her parents, as explained in Chapter 9?

3. What is the Thank Tank? What happened there, as Aunt Lydia explains in Chapter 24?

4. What is the motto of Ardua Hall? What does it mean, as explained in Chapter 6?

5. What are Daisy's options, as discussed in Chapter 32? Where can she go? Where can she not go?

6. What strange occurrences happen after Daisy attends the protest in Chapter 11?

7. Who is Aunt Immortelle? What can she do that Agnes cannot, as Agnes describes in Chapter 39?

8. Who is Shunammite? What upsetting news does Shunammite tell Agnes in Chapter 5?

9. Who are the Founding Aunts, and what are Lydia's first impressions of them in Chapter 29?

10. How does Agnes feel about her upcoming marriage in Chapter 36? What does she plan to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At what point in the story does it become clear that Aunt Lydia is the source? Are her methods admirable? Answer, providing examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

How does the novel mirror the present day? What similarities exist between the real and the fictional world? What differences?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Agnes and Nicole. How are they similar, and how are they different? Support your answers with examples from the text.

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