The Handmaid's Tale - Ch. 1-17

What do Offred and the other Handmaid's call the detention center where they were kept and trained?

• All Flesh

• Loaves and Fishes

• The Red Center

• The Wall

In order to monitor and control the Handmaids in training, what do the Aunts carry?

• Bibles

• collapsible batons

• electric cattle prods

• rifles

With whom does Offred do her shopping?

• Cora

• Ofglen

• Ofwarren

• Rita

What is the name of the society in which Offred now lives?

• The Rachel and Leah Center

• The Republic of Gilead

• The Republic of Rivendell

• The United States

What is the responsibility of Handmaids in the new society?

• to attend high society events with Commanders

• to clean and cook for the household of Commanders

• to instruct other women in how to perform their new roles

• to reproduce, bearing the children of the Commanders

The primary problem that the new society seeks to address is _____________.

• environmental hazards

• food shortages

• low fertility rates

• race clashes

With what man is Offred required to have sex in her role as Handmaid?

• Fred

• Glen

• Luke

• Nick

Who is Luke?

• Offred's Commander

• Offred's husband

• a Guardian who works for Offred's Commander

• the doctor who offers to impregnate Offred

What is "the Wall"?

• a place in town where Handmaid's post messages to each other in code

• a place in town where Commanders gather to plan attacks

• a place in town where the Eyes pass secret messages

• a place in town where the bodies of executed protestors and lawbreakers are displayed

Who is Moira?

• Offred's best friend from the time before

• a Martha is Offred's new household

• the Wife in Offred's new household

• another Handmaid with whom Offred does her shopping