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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. During the Thirteenth Symposium, the Gilead scholar explains the document cache ignited what event?

2. What does Aunt Lydia ask Aunt Elizabeth to do in Chapter 41?

3. According to Agnes in Chapter 50, what caused her to have a crisis of faith?

4. According to Aunt Vidala in Chapter 52, who is a Mayday infiltrator?

5. Where is Aunt Vidala in Chapter 65?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who tries to stop the girls from leaving in Chapter 61? What happens?

2. How does Aunt Vidala likely die, as described in Chapter 68?

3. What does Commander Judd demand in Chapter 59? Why?

4. How does Daisy get the attention of the Pearl Girls in Chapter 42?

5. How is Dr. Grove finally brought to justice in Chapter 46?

6. What do Agnes and Becka think about Jade at the beginning of Section XX?

7. Who was Aunt Lily? What happened to her, according to Becka in Chapter 48?

8. What happens during the Particicution in Chapter 46?

9. How does Nicole's situation become increasingly more dire in Chapters 69 and 70? Who provides a surprising form of help in Chapter 70?

10. What happens to Aunt Vidala in Chapter 65?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The antagonist of a novel is a character who stands in opposition to the protagonist. Who is the antagonist of the novel? Aunt Vidala? Commander Judd? Gilead itself? How does having three protagonists affect your decision? Make a case for that which you believe best fits the criteria of an antagonist.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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