Plot
Quotes
Characters
Gilead Society
Literary Devices
100

What does offered use the butter she stole for?

as lotion
100

Who says the following quote, "What I remember is like, with me in the hospital standing beside my head". 

Offred

100
Who escaped?

Moira

100

Name any two things that Gilead Society restricts in chapter 17-23.

Could be many, but we thought about books and women's rights.

100

"Small pebbles of calcium are defined by the sunlight, like craters on the moon". What literary device is used in the quote?

Simile

200

What is the game the commander asks offred to play in his study?

Scrabble

200

Who says the following, "I want you to kiss me".

The commander

200

Who does offered see in the old feminist videos?

Her mother

200

What is the red car that transports handmaids to Ofwarren's house?

The birth-mobile

200

"It's a barren landscape, yet perfect; it's the sort of desert the saint's went into". What literary device is used in this quote?

Metaphor

300

What request was made by the commander at the end of chapter 25?

He wants Offred to kiss him

300

Who says this, "What are you doing here?".

Nick


300

Who told moira's escape story?

Janine

300

What is the label given to babies with birth defects?

"un baby" or unstatus

300

The recurring dream imagery of offered searching for her daughter shows what literary device?

Motif

400
Offred told Nick that if she were caught in the sitting room at night, she would be sent where?
The colonies
400

Who called Luke a "chauvinist pig".

Her mother

400

Who did Moira tie up in the basement to that she could escape?

Aunt Elizabeth

400

During Janine's labor in chapter 21 the handmaids participate in this "sympathetic" action.

Chanting

400

"Her voice of raw egg". What literary device is shown in this quote, what does it signify?

imagery, it shows how aunt Lydia was using words like this to play mind games.
500

What is the main shift in Offred's behavior? Explain.

She goes from being careful and following rules, to being sneaky and risky. She does this because she begins to feel like she is gaining power due to Nick and the commanders actions.

500

Who says the following, "I feel I can rely on you"

Janine

500

Who's bed was near Janine's?

Dolores

500

What two biblical figures does Gilead use to justify the existence of the handmaids?

Rachel and Bihah

500

What does the scrabble game signify? What is so important about this in literary device terms?

Symbolism, it shows how much power is in language which is forbidden to handmaids.
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