The Handmaid's Tale ch. 24-26

In ch. 24, Offred remembers an interview she had seen when she was a young girl. In the interview, an old woman with heavy makeup said...

• her father, a murderer, was not guilty

• her husband, a Nazi, was not a monster

• her sister, a waitress, was not a wage-slave

• her mother, a secretary, was not an embarrassment to feminists

Why does Offred hide herself in the closet at the end of the night of her first meeting with the Commander?

• to close herself off from the light of the moon

• to hide from Rita

• to keep from laughing hysterically

• to remind herself of when she was a child

Why does Cora scream and drop Offred's breakfast tray at the beginning of chapter 25?

• because Nick was holding Offred in his arms

• because Serena Joy was in Offred's room

• because Offred was attempted to stab her

• because she thought Offred had run off or killed herself

What happens when one of the Wives gets sick?

• she is sent to the Colonies

• the other Wives go to visit her

• she is quarantined in her bedroom

• she is taken from her husband

What does Offred ask the Commander for?

• a hairbrush

• a hand mirror

• a mystery novel

• hand lotion

How does Offred feel about the Ceremony after she begins meeting with the Commander?

• it is more dangerous

• it is more painful

• it is more comfortable

• it is less convenient