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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the guards in Chapter 1 have that nobody else does?
(a) Cattle prods.
(b) Guns.
(c) Pepper spray.
(d) Clubs.

2. What does the narrator compare her story to?
(a) A broadcast.
(b) A novel.
(c) A letter.
(d) A cry in the dark.

3. Who does the narrator go shopping with in Chapter 2?
(a) A Wife.
(b) A Handmaid.
(c) A Martha.
(d) A Guardian.

4. When will Offred take the doctor up on his offer in Chapter 4?
(a) She does in Chapter 4.
(b) She already has.
(c) Perhaps later.
(d) Never.

5. Where did the narrator’s mother take her when she was little?
(a) To see Moira.
(b) To a book burning.
(c) To a pornography shop.
(d) To a protest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator think about first in Chapter 3?

2. According to Chapter 3, what does the narrator see when she is drugged, later?

3. What did the narrator do as a little girl?

4. Why is everyone jealous of Janine in Chapter 2?

5. What kind of guerrillas does Offred see on the television in Chapter 6?

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