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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. Where are Nicole and Agnes taken immediately after their rescue in Chapter 70?
2. How does Daisy describe the Handmaids in Chapter 53?
3. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 46, the presence of Baby Nicole should remain a secret until what?
4. Where is Daisy taken immediately upon her arrival in Gilead in Chapter 45?
5. What is the first password Agnes uses in Chapter 62?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens after the delivery of the document cache, as described in both Chapter 70 and the Thirteenth Symposium?
2. How does Aunt Lydia likely die, as described in Chapter 71?
3. Who tries to stop the girls from leaving in Chapter 61? What happens?
4. What information does Agnes receive in Chapter 56? How does she come by this information?
5. How does Becka die, as described in Chapter 68? What does Aunt Lydia think about her death?
6. How does Nicole adapt to life in Gilead at the beginning of Section XX? What does she find difficult?
7. How does Nicole's situation become increasingly more dire in Chapters 69 and 70? Who provides a surprising form of help in Chapter 70?
8. What happens to Aunt Vidala in Chapter 65?
9. What information does Aunt Lydia tell Commander Judd in Chapter 46?
10. What happens during the Particicution in Chapter 46?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 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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