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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ofglen tell Offred in Chapter 12?
(a) Where Luke is.
(b) A French translation.
(c) Where Moira is.
(d) The password.

2. What is Moira dressed as in Chapter 12?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A cat.
(c) A bunny.
(d) A bird.

3. To which period did Offred belong?
(a) The present day.
(b) Middle Gilead.
(c) Early Gilead.
(d) Late Gilead.

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

5. Where was Offred's documentation found?
(a) In Boston.
(b) In New York.
(c) In the UK.
(d) In Canada.

6. What does Cora think has happened when she sees Offred on the floor in Chapter 10?
(a) That she has fallen.
(b) That she is hurt.
(c) That Offred is dead.
(d) That she is hiding something.

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

8. What group of people is Offred surprised to see at Jezebel’s?
(a) Commanders.
(b) Other women.
(c) Foreigners.
(d) Officers.

9. What does Offred think might happen in Chapter 14?
(a) She will have a baby.
(b) Luke will arrive, in a jealous rage.
(c) The Commander will find them.
(d) She and Nick will run away together.

10. 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) Stop seeing him.
(d) Fulfil his fantasies.

11. How old is Offred?
(a) 37.
(b) 25.
(c) 33.
(d) 28.

12. What does Offred do before the van comes in Chapter 15?
(a) Tries to warn Nick.
(b) Waits for them.
(c) Tries to kill herself.
(d) Tries to escape.

13. According to the professor, why was Gilead able to succeed?
(a) Through the use of terror.
(b) By dominating women.
(c) By taking total control.
(d) By incorporating elements of other societies.

14. According to Chapter 9, what does Offred think about what the Commander has done?
(a) She is horrified.
(b) She can use it to her advantage.
(c) She is scared.
(d) She doesn’t care.

15. What does Offred do when she sees Nick in Chapter 11?
(a) Signals to him.
(b) Calls his name.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Pulls a curtain between them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the man in the second part of the Salvaging, according to Ofglen?

2. Who does the professor think is the most likely candidate for Offred’s Commander?

3. Why would Offred not have made her story public?

4. What did Jews have the option of doing, according to Chapter 12?

5. What does the professor cite as a precursor to Gilead?

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