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

2. According to Agnes in Chapter 40, which Founding Aunt seemed uninterested in their interview?

3. What is Ofkyle's real name, as revealed in Chapter 18?

4. According to Agnes in Chapter 40, which Founding Aunt gave her the hardest time during her interviews?

5. What did Aunt Lydia do before the creation of Gilead, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Commander Judd suspect, as he tells Aunt Lydia in Chapter 12? Why does he think this?

3. What happens during class in Chapter 28?

4. What strange occurrences happen after Daisy attends the protest in Chapter 11?

5. Who are the Aunts? How are the Aunts described in Chapter 2 and 3?

6. What happened the first time she was brought before Commander Judd, as Aunt Lydia explains in Chapter 24?

7. What does Garth teach Daisy in Chapter 33? What does Ada teach her?

8. What is the Thank Tank? What happened there, as Aunt Lydia explains in Chapter 24?

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

10. What are some odd things Daisy notices about her parents, as explained in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of the Thirteenth Symposium to the novel as a whole. How does this final section to the novel influence the reader’s understanding of the protagonists and their actions?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the importance of the setting to the novel. How does Gilead influence the novel’s plot, characters, and themes?

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