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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. What does Agnes learn about the truth in Chapter 50?

2. How early are Agnes and Nicole forced to leave, as Agnes explains in Chapter 60?

3. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 46, who fainted during the Particicution?

4. How does Daisy describe the Handmaids in Chapter 53?

5. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 60, if the girls reach Canada, they will likely meet whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the girls react to their change of clothing, as seen in Chapters 62 and 63?

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

4. What troubling concerns does Aunt Vidala voice in Chapter 52?

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

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

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

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

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 do scholars think about the testimonies of Agnes, Nicole, and Aunt Lydia, as recounted in the Thirteenth Symposium?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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