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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section IV – Section VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gossip does Shunammite tell the the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) That her Martha is stealing from the family.
(b) That a purge is coming.
(c) That her mother is dying.
(d) That she is getting married.

2. According to the narrator of the first chapter, what is being left at the base of her statue?
(a) Candles.
(b) Photographs.
(c) Offerings.
(d) Letters.

3. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 12, what is the name of the group dedicated to smuggling people out of Gilead?
(a) Alpha Protocol.
(b) Mayday.
(c) Rainbow.
(d) Owsla.

4. According to the narrator of the first chapter, her statue lacks what characteristic common to others?
(a) Giant hands.
(b) Large ears.
(c) Bulging eyes.
(d) Tiny teeth.

5. According to the narrator of the second chapter, who is the girls' favorite teacher?
(a) Aunt Elizabeth.
(b) Aunt Vidala.
(c) Aunt Estée.
(d) Aunt Lydia.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator of the first chapter, what do croissants represent?

2. According to Daisy in Chapter 8, what Gileadean people frequently come into The Clothes Hound?

3. According to the narrator of the first chapter, what do oranges represent?

4. According to the narrator in the third chapter, who are the servant women of Gilead?

5. Who is the narrator of the first and third sections of the novel, as revealed in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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