Handsmaid Tales

Which is NOT a significant location in the novel?

• Jezebels

• The Red Center

• Meat Shop

• Commander's House

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the genre of the novel?

• Genre Fiction

• Dystopian Fiction

• Science Fiction

• Romance Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The tone of the story is serious.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the significance of the Commanders House

• to chill

• a symbol of power

• To gather and eat

• Approve punishments

What University is the Commander's House vicinity in?

• Yale

• Oxford

• Harvard

• Princeton

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is a Particicution?

• an event hosted by Wives to "salvage" materials to send to the Commanders and men on the battle front

• a public execution in Gilead to demonstrate to everyone what happens when a crime is committed

• a group execution in which all Handmaids participate, giving them a chance to release pent up anger

• the official start of the Mayday rebellion, marked by a rescue of hundreds on Handmaids in one afternoon

What does Offred tell Nick that she tells no one else in Gilead?

• about her daughter

• her husband's name

• her own name

• that she loves him

What is a Salvaging?

• an event hosted by Wives to "salvage" materials to send to the Commanders and men on the battle front

• a public execution in Gilead to demonstrate to everyone what happens when a crime is committed

• a group execution in which all Handmaids participate, giving them a chance to release pent up anger

• the official start of the Mayday rebellion, marked by a rescue of hundreds on Handmaids in one afternoon

When was The Handmaid's Tale published?

• 1984

• 1985

• 1994

• 2012

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

She is a dominant figure in Offred's imagination and memory and worked at Jezebel's.

• Offred's mother

• Serena Joy

• Aunt Lydia

• Moira