The Testaments: The Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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The Testaments: The Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 156 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. In Chapter 37, Aunt Lydia implies that having what might help a girl avoid marriage?

2. According to Ada in Chapter 32, how did Mayday communicate with their source inside Gilead?

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

4. What gossip does Shunammite tell the the narrator in Chapter 5?

5. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 12, whose Wives frequently die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Baby Nicole and what does Daisy learn about her in Chapter 8?

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

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

7. Who is Agnes Jemima? What does her name mean?

8. Who is the source? How does the source communicate with Mayday, as explained in Chapter 32?

9. Who is the narrator of the Holograph, as revealed in Chapter 6? Where is the Holograph hidden?

10. Why is Agnes deceptive in Chapter 37? What are the results of her deception?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The antagonist of a novel is a character who stands in opposition to the protagonist. Who is the antagonist of the novel? Aunt Vidala? Commander Judd? Gilead itself? How does having three protagonists affect your decision? Make a case for that which you believe best fits the criteria of an antagonist.

Essay Topic 2

At what point in the story does it become clear that Aunt Lydia is the source? Are her methods admirable? Answer, providing examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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