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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator of the second chapter, what two colors did Gileadean schoolgirls wear?

2. What behavior, which will be unacceptable in Gilead, does Daisy have trouble controlling in Chapter 33?

3. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 40, who will Shunammite marry?

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

5. According to the plans discussed in Chapter 33, Daisy has to pose as what in order to get the attention of the Pearl Girls?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Shunammite? What upsetting news does Shunammite tell Agnes in Chapter 5?

2. Describe the statue discussed by the narrator of Chapter 1. What is important about it?

3. What happens to Neil and Melanie? What does Daisy learn about herself in Chapter 23?

4. How does Agnes's clothing change once she is to become a Wife, as described in Chapter 26?

5. What happens when Lydia is brought before Commander Judd for the second time in Chapter 29?

6. What happened to Aunt Lydia in the stadium, as she recounts in Chapter 20?

7. What happens during class in Chapter 28?

8. Who is Aunt Immortelle? What can she do that Agnes cannot, as Agnes describes in Chapter 39?

9. How does Agnes feel about her upcoming marriage in Chapter 36? What does she plan to do?

10. Who is Ofkyle? What happens to her in Chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The power of secrets is a major theme in the novel. Choose three characters who keep a secret, and explain how keeping a secret affects him or her. What are the positive and negative effects of keeping a secret?

Essay Topic 2

The power of information and knowledge is a major theme of the novel. Choose three situations in which the power of information is illustrated. Explain how each situation illustrates the power of information and knowledge.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, The Testaments. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

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