Handmaid's Tale Context

Which of the following characteristics is most crucial to the dystopian genre?

• Idealized and perfect worlds
• Use of science-fiction elements
• Restrictive or terrifying societies
• Frequent breaks in story

Which narrative point of view is the novel written in?

• First

• Second

• Third (limited)

• Third (omniscient)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the name of the place they live in?

What is the given name of the narrator?

(NOT her name before Gilead)

Where was the novel written?

• Harvard
• Toronto
• Moscow
• West Berlin

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How does Atwood describe the genre of The Handmaid's Tale?