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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. Where is Daisy taken in Chapter 31?
3. The first chapter of the novel is taken from what text?
4. According to Aunt Lydia in Chapter 12, her longevity is due in part to her having what quality?
5. What color is now suitable for Agnes's clothing, as she explains in Chapter 26?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Agnes's clothing change once she is to become a Wife, as described in Chapter 26?
2. Who is Ofkyle? What happens to her in Chapter 18?
3. What happens when Lydia is brought before Commander Judd for the second time in Chapter 29?
4. What "experiment" does Aunt Lydia perform in Chapter 34? What are the results?
5. Describe the statue discussed by the narrator of Chapter 1. What is important about it?
6. Who is Agnes Jemima? What does her name mean?
7. What does Commander Judd suspect, as he tells Aunt Lydia in Chapter 12? Why does he think this?
8. Who is Daisy and what does the reader learn about her in Chapter 7?
9. What does Becka intend? How does Aunt Lydia resolve the problem in Chapter 34?
10. What happens to Neil and Melanie? What does Daisy learn about herself in Chapter 23?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Compare and contrast Aunt Lydia and Aunt Vidala. How are they similar, and how are they different? How are they powerful, and how are they powerless?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Aunt Lydia’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is she a kind person? In what ways is she a ruthless one?
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