Handmaid's Reading to 206

Inside the Commander's office Offred notices a glut (lots and lots) of what illegal items?

• books

• guns

• bottles of liquor

• pictures of families

What does the Commander give to Offred as a surprise?

• a necklace

• a bottle of shampoo

• a magazine

• a cookie

Offred speaks about a documentary on TV she watched with her mother when Offred was a girl. Who was the subject of that documentary?

• the daughter of Stalin

• a Japanese interment camp survivor

• a holocaust prisoner

• the wife of a Nazi

What request does Offred make to the Commander?

• She asks for books

• She asks for lotion

• She asks about her daughter

• She asks for wine

What is the signal used to summon Offred?

• a scarf on the doorknob

• a hat on a servant's head

• a light in the sitting room

• a shade pulled down