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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Offred’s job before?
(a) She was a stay-at-home mother.
(b) She worked at a library.
(c) She worked at a hotel.
(d) She worked at a bookstore.

2. What does Offred not want to be heard doing in Chapter 9?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Coughing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Running away.

3. Who does Offred see out of her window in Chapter 11?
(a) Ofglen.
(b) Nick.
(c) The Commander.
(d) Serena Joy.

4. What do the men tell the Commander in Chapter 15?
(a) That Offred has a daughter.
(b) That Offred has betrayed secrets.
(c) That Offred is pregnant.
(d) That Offred is sleeping with Nick.

5. What piece of dinnerware does Offred not get in Chapter 12?
(a) A knife.
(b) A spoon.
(c) A fork.
(d) A plate.

6. What did Offred want to do with the cat in Chapter 11?
(a) Forget it.
(b) Give it away.
(c) Kill it.
(d) Take it with them.

7. What does the Latin phrase really mean?
(a) One day, you’ll be free.
(b) My name is Alma.
(c) Keep it up.
(d) Don’t let the bastards get you down.

8. What is strange about the Salvaging?
(a) It is for men only.
(b) It is for women only.
(c) It has religious overtones.
(d) Nobody is killed.

9. How were Handmaids’ names formed in Gilead?
(a) From their father’s names.
(b) From the masculine versions of their original names.
(c) From the names of their Commanders.
(d) By the Wives.

10. In Chapter 11, where does Offred hope she will wake up?
(a) With Nick.
(b) With the Commander.
(c) At home.
(d) In the Commander’s house.

11. How does Serena Joy know what Offred did with the Commander?
(a) She asked the Marthas.
(b) She sees lipstick on her cape.
(c) She went to Jezebel’s.
(d) She heard rumors.

12. What is the small thing that Serena Joy offers Offred in Chapter 12?
(a) A match.
(b) A bread roll.
(c) Hand lotion.
(d) A cigarette.

13. In Chapter 12, what does Ofglen want Offred to do with the Commander?
(a) Use him for information.
(b) Tell him what she thinks.
(c) Fulfil his fantasies.
(d) Stop seeing him.

14. Who did the country blame at first for the upheaval?
(a) The Christian Right.
(b) The Baptist guerillas.
(c) Islamic extremists.
(d) The Quakers.

15. What happened to the last of the Commander’s Handmaids?
(a) She moved to the Colonies.
(b) She got a new posting.
(c) She became an Unwoman.
(d) She killed herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 15, in which city was Offred most likely located?

2. What did Offred feel the last time she was in her house, according to Chapter 11?

3. Where is Offred’s mother now, according to Chapter 12?

4. Where was Offred's documentation found?

5. How were the Aunts’ names chosen?

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