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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 Agnes in Chapter 49, once accepted as a Supplicant, she is granted access to what?

2. During the Thirteenth Symposium, whom does the Gilead scholar indicate was the mother of Agnes and Nicole?

3. What boat do the girls board in Chapter 64?

4. How does Aunt Lydia die?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when the girls arrive in Portsmouth in Chapter 62?

4. In Chapter 50, what does Agnes learn about the Concubine Cut into Twelve Pieces? What is her reaction?

5. Who is the source? How will the document cache be transported, as explained in Chapter 57?

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

7. What startling information regarding Commander Judd is given to Agnes in Chapter 51? How does she come by this information? What is her reaction?

8. What information does Aunt Lydia tell Commander Judd in Chapter 46?

9. How does Aunt Lydia likely die, as described in Chapter 71?

10. How does Nicole adapt to life in Gilead at the beginning of Section XX? What does she find difficult?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of the Thirteenth Symposium to the novel as a whole. How does this final section to the novel influence the reader’s understanding of the protagonists and their actions?

Essay Topic 3

How does the story of the Concubine Cut into Twelve Pieces reflect the characters of the novel?

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