Plot
This is where the Unwomen are sent
What are the colonies?
The rank of people that symbolize the patriarchy
What are Commanders?
A rebellious and handy character
Who is Moira?
"Take back the night" symbolizes what?
Freedom and independence
What is the biblical precedent
The story of Jacob and his two wives, Leah and Racheal
What is Children of the Ham?
what does red symbolize?
Blood of parturition and Mary Magdalene, targets, property
This character is secretly part of the resistance
Who is Ofglen?
"Her fingers and breasts snipped off with garden shears" - What does this symbolize about Gilead
How women are seen as commodities and shaped to men's ideals
What is the relationship Gilead pushes between women?
Envy, bitterness, isolation
The accepted greeting for Handmaids (2 answers)
"Blessed be the fruit" or "May the lord open"
What does the latin phrase symbolize? (2 answers)
Rebellion and hope
A feminist and opinionated advocate
"He wants to see you." Who said this quote?
Nick
Who runs the underground escape route?
The Quakers
Nick's hat being askew
A symbol of the fragility of the people and how religion can become corrupted
Eggs
What is Angela?
"You were always so stinking pious" Who said this?
Ofglen
What do women hoard because Gilead has broken them down so much?
Their sanity
What did Aunt Lydia say would happen to Handmaids as soon as the population reached an acceptable level?
They’d become like daughters
What symbolizes the commander being old and infertile, but that reality is hidden away
Moth balls
Who witnessed a previous Handmaid's suicide?
Cora
"What's your real name?" - who asked Offred this?
Alma, a handmaid during the birth scene
Why are the babies of Handmaids so important to Gilead?
It means that they can shape and control the future even more than they already are