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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. Who is the narrator of the first and third sections of the novel, as revealed in Chapter 6?
2. What advice does Becka give Agnes in Chapter 39?
3. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 29, how did she show her loyalty to Gilead?
4. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 12, her longevity is due in part to her having what quality?
5. What is the name of the house where Daisy stays in Chapter 22?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is the source? How does the source communicate with Mayday, as explained in Chapter 32?
2. Who is the narrator of the Holograph, as revealed in Chapter 6? Where is the Holograph hidden?
3. What happened the first time she was brought before Commander Judd, as Aunt Lydia explains in Chapter 24?
4. What does Garth teach Daisy in Chapter 33? What does Ada teach her?
5. What happens to Neil and Melanie? What does Daisy learn about herself in Chapter 23?
6. What tattoo does Daisy get in Chapter 33?
7. Who is Shunammite? What upsetting news does Shunammite tell Agnes in Chapter 5?
8. Who is Agnes Jemima? What does her name mean?
9. How does Agnes's clothing change once she is to become a Wife, as described in Chapter 26?
10. Describe the statue discussed by the narrator of Chapter 1. What is important about it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The power of information and knowledge is a major theme of the novel. Choose three situations in which the power of information is illustrated. Explain how each situation illustrates the power of information and knowledge.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of the subjugation of women.
Essay Topic 3
Aunt Lydia finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the characters involved.
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