SparkNotes: The Handmaid’s Tale: Character List Quiz: Quick Quiz

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How are the names of the Handmaids formed?

“Of” plus Commander’s name
Chosen from the Bible
Their commander chooses their name
Their real name spelled backwards

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While the Commander seems like a victim of Gilead, what does the reader learn?

He secretly opposes Gilead
He helped design Gilead
He is being blackmailed
He has been brainwashed

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Sitting at the top of the female social ladder within Gilead, Serena Joy feels what about her life?

She loves life completely
She is indifferent
She is desperately unhappy
She is incredibly grateful

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At the beginning of the novel, how does Moira compare to the other women?

She’s very similar
She’s much more defiant
She’s more resigned
She’s less independent

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What is the purpose of the Aunts class of women within the novel?

To make women accept fate
To encourage women to resist
To assist women with reading
To coach women through childbirth

The Handmaid’s Tale

Character List Quiz

1 of 5
How are the names of the Handmaids formed?

2 of 5
While the Commander seems like a victim of Gilead, what does the reader learn?

3 of 5
Sitting at the top of the female social ladder within Gilead, Serena Joy feels what about her life?

4 of 5
At the beginning of the novel, how does Moira compare to the other women?

5 of 5
What is the purpose of the Aunts class of women within the novel?

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1 of 5 How are the names of the Handmaids formed?

2 of 5 While the Commander seems like a victim of Gilead, what does the reader learn?

3 of 5 Sitting at the top of the female social ladder within Gilead, Serena Joy feels what about her life?

4 of 5 At the beginning of the novel, how does Moira compare to the other women?

5 of 5 What is the purpose of the Aunts class of women within the novel?

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CHARACTERS Offred: Character Analysis

MAIN IDEAS Plot Analysis

MAIN IDEAS Is Offred a rebel?

QUOTES Quotes by Theme

MAIN IDEAS Themes

FURTHER STUDY Review Quiz

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1 of 5
How are the names of the Handmaids formed?

2 of 5
While the Commander seems like a victim of Gilead, what does the reader learn?

3 of 5
Sitting at the top of the female social ladder within Gilead, Serena Joy feels what about her life?

4 of 5
At the beginning of the novel, how does Moira compare to the other women?

5 of 5
What is the purpose of the Aunts class of women within the novel?