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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator in the third chapter, who lives at Ardua Hall?
(a) The Handmaids.
(b) The Aunts.
(c) The Marthas.
(d) The Angels.

2. Who is Agnes bethrothed to marry?
(a) Commander Saunders.
(b) Commander Judd.
(c) Commander Kyle.
(d) Commander Wells.

3. According to Agnes in Chapter 40, who convinced Paula to assent to Agnes becoming an Aunt?
(a) Aunt Vidala.
(b) Aunt Lydia.
(c) Becka.
(d) Commander Judd.

4. According to the news in Chapter 11, who died in a Toronto condo under suspicious circumstances?
(a) A Pearl Girl.
(b) A Martha.
(c) A Commander.
(d) A Guardian.

5. Who is safe at Ardua Hall, according to Aunt Lydia In Chapter 37?
(a) Shunammite.
(b) Paula.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Becka.

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

7. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 20, how were the arrested women sorted?
(a) According to age.
(b) According to education level.
(c) According to profession.
(d) According to class status.

8. What advice does Becka give Agnes in Chapter 39?
(a) To never speak ill of Aunt Lydia.
(b) To obey every command.
(c) To never cry.
(d) To forget her former life.

9. What is the name of the baby taken from Gilead, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?
(a) Baby Natalie.
(b) Baby Nell.
(c) Baby Nicole.
(d) Baby Nora.

10. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 29, which of the four Founding Aunts seemed a true Gilead convert?
(a) Aunt Elizabeth.
(b) Aunt Lydia.
(c) Aunt Helena.
(d) Aunt Vidala.

11. What is taken from The Clothes Hound in Chapter 11?
(a) Their savings.
(b) A set of keys.
(c) A rare camera.
(d) Daisy's ID.

12. According to the plans discussed in Chapter 33, Daisy has to pose as what in order to get the attention of the Pearl Girls?
(a) A homeless teen.
(b) A true believer.
(c) A Mayday operative.
(d) A Pearl Girl.

13. According to Agnes in Chapter 40, which Founding Aunt gave her the hardest time during her interviews?
(a) Aunt Vidala.
(b) Aunt Helena.
(c) Aunt Lydia.
(d) Aunt Elizabeth.

14. Who trains Daisy to fight in Chapter 33?
(a) Garth.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Ada.
(d) George.

15. According to Becka in Chapter 39, what makes Aunt Lydia so scary?
(a) The fact that she has no fear.
(b) The fact that she has no pity.
(c) The fact that she knows everything.
(d) The fact that she really sees people.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Aunt Lydia when she was arrested, as she reveals in Chapter 29?

2. According to the narrator of the second chapter, who is the girls' favorite teacher?

3. Who meets Ada and Daisy at the refugee center in Chapter 21?

4. How does Becka feel about marriage, according to Agnes in Chapter 27?

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

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