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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. Whom do Agnes and Nicole meet while fleeing in Chapter 61?
2. What goal of Jade's do Agnes and Becka find shocking in Chapter 54?
3. According to Agnes in Chapter 49, once accepted as a Supplicant, she is granted access to what?
4. In Chapter 58, how does Becka seem to feel upon learning Agnes has a half-sister?
5. In Chapter 68, who becomes enraged at the loss of Baby Nicole?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Aunt Vidala likely die, as described in Chapter 68?
2. What plan is hatched in Chapter 60 for the transport of Nicole back to Canada?
3. How does Becka die, as described in Chapter 68? What does Aunt Lydia think about her death?
4. How do the girls react to their change of clothing, as seen in Chapters 62 and 63?
5. What information does Aunt Lydia tell Commander Judd in Chapter 46?
6. How does Aunt Lydia likely die, as described in Chapter 71?
7. What information does Aunt Lydia learn about Becka in Chapter 41? How does she learn this information?
8. How does Nicole adapt to life in Gilead at the beginning of Section XX? What does she find difficult?
9. How does Agnes react to the arrival of Jade in Chapter 47?
10. What do scholars think about the testimonies of Agnes, Nicole, and Aunt Lydia, as recounted in the Thirteenth Symposium?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Appearances in the story can be deceiving. How do appearances differ from reality in this story? Discuss three characters, objects, or situations and how this idea applies to each.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Agnes and Nicole. How are they similar, and how are they different? Support your answers with examples from the text.
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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