Handmaid's Tale Ch 21-24

After the Moira situation, what does Aunt Lydia ask Janine to do?

• to punish Moira herself

  
  

• to kneel in front of the classroom again

  
  

• to report back information

  
  

• • to promise never to leave

  
  

Why does Janine agree to help?

• because now she can be on Aunt Lydia's good side

  
  

• Because she hates Moira and wants her gone

  
  

• Because she wants to be on Moira's good side

  
  

• • Because she is a true believer

  
  

What does Moira do and how does she do it?

• She fights an aunt with a crow bar she found

  
  

• She dresses up as a guardian and fools everyone

  
  

• Escaped by attacking aunt Elizabeth with a toilette lever

  
  

• • Escaped by getting a weapon and killing Aunt Elizabeth

  
  

Why does Offred say "Moira was an elevator with open sides. She made us dizzy"?

• Because Moira was so energetic and talkative

  
  

• Because Moira had dared to do something so brave and bold

  
  

• Because Moira was fast and smart

  
  

• • Because Moira was not liked by the girls

  
  

"Already we were losing the taste for freedom, ...we were finding these walls secure" means:

• They like it at the red center and were happy to be there

  
  

• They looked forward to being Handmaids

  
  

• They have been brainwashed to accept their fate

  
  

• • They all want to escape too

  
  

Offred says her story is a "reconstruction" meaning that:

• What she's saying isn't true

  
  

• What she's telling is her best memory of events

  
  

• She is telling the story from everyone's perspective

  
  

• • She is telling every single detail of her story

  
  

Cora wants Offred to do what for their household?

• She want's Offred to escape

  
  

• For Offred to leave her alone

  
  

• For Offred to get pregnant so she can help with a baby

  
  

• • To throw a party for everyone

  
  

How is Offred feeling when she goes to see the commander?

• Like a mistress who is excited to see a lover

  
  

• Like a good handmaid who is following orders

  
  

• • like a teenager on prom night

  
  

• like a kid sent to the principal's office

  
  

What totally illegal thing does the commander say to greet Offred?

• Hello

• Blessed be the fruit

  
  

• Hey girl hey

  
  

• What's up boo?

  
  

Can Offred refuse to see the commander?

• yes, she has the right

  
  

• • No, he has all the power