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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 Daisy in Chapter 8, what Gileadean people frequently come into The Clothes Hound?
2. In Chapter 37, Aunt Lydia implies that having what might help a girl avoid marriage?
3. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 40, who will Shunammite marry?
4. Who is the official mother of the narrator of the second section of the novel?
5. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 34, who is responsible for the offerings left at the base of her statue?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Garth teach Daisy in Chapter 33? What does Ada teach her?
2. What are some odd things Daisy notices about her parents, as explained in Chapter 9?
3. Who is the narrator of the Holograph, as revealed in Chapter 6? Where is the Holograph hidden?
4. Why is Agnes deceptive in Chapter 37? What are the results of her deception?
5. What happens when Lydia is brought before Commander Judd for the second time in Chapter 29?
6. What is the motto of Ardua Hall? What does it mean, as explained in Chapter 6?
7. Who are the Aunts? How are the Aunts described in Chapter 2 and 3?
8. What are Daisy's options, as discussed in Chapter 32? Where can she go? Where can she not go?
9. How does Agnes feel about her upcoming marriage in Chapter 36? What does she plan to do?
10. Who is Daisy and what does the reader learn about her in Chapter 7?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Margaret Atwood, the author of the novel, once wrote, “Reality simply consists of different points of view.” Explain how the novel illustrates this idea.
Essay Topic 2
Mothers are very important in the novel. How has Gilead’s totalitarianism affected the nature of motherhood?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, The Testaments. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?
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