The Handmaid's Tale reading quiz: chapters 41-46

In chapter 41, the narrator says she tells Nick "things [she] shouldn't", but there are also things she says she doesn't tell him about. Which of the following DOES she tell him about? (select two answers)

• Moira

• Ofglen

• Luke

• The woman in her room before her (the previous Handmaid)

When does the narrator say Salvagings are announced? (chapter 42)

• The day before

• On the day

• A week before

• They are planned into the Gilead calendar

Why does the narrator say they announce the Salvagings with so little advance notice? (chapter 42)

• It's not enough time to get used to it

• They plan them last minute

• They are only planned in response to someone committing a crime so the timings can't be predicted

• They want to mess with everyone's schedules and minds because they are awful people

Which of the following statements about Salvagings are true?

• Salvagings are always segregated into men's and women's

• Salvagings are sometimes segregated into men's and women's

• Salvagings are never segregated - men and women attend

• Whether or not a Salvaging is segregated depends on the crime committed

When Women's Salvagings are described in chapter 42, which of the following are the correct places for the women to sit? (select three answers)

• Wives and daughters on the folding wooden chairs placed towards the back

• Econowives and Marthas around the edges

• Handmaids kneel at the front

• Wives and daughters on seats on the stage

• Econowives and Marthas kneel at the front

What is the name of the Handmaid executed at the Salvaging and during the execution, what does the narrator choose to describe instead? (chapter 42)

• Ofcharles and the rope

• Ofharry and the white bag placed over her head

• Ofwilliam and the stool she stands on

• Ofphilip and the sky

During the Particicution, who attacks the man accused of rape first? (chapter 43)

• Ofglen

• Janine

• The narrator

• The Handmaids refuse to attack

After the Salvaging, how does Offred feel that she describes as "monstrous"? (chapter 43)

• Happy

• Sad

• Relieved

• Hungry

• Tired

Offred has a new shopping partner in Chapter 44. What is her name?

• Ofwarren

• Ofthomas

• Ofglen

• We never learn her name

In chapter 44, the narrator wants to know if the new Ofglen belongs to the resistance. What does she do to find out? (select two answers)

• Takes her to the Wall

• Slips 'Mayday' into conversation

• Directly asks her

• Uses a non-Gilead greeting to see what response she gets