The Handmaid's Tale
Who is lower in the class system: the Marthas or the Handmaids?
The Handmaids
Who says this: "In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing."?
Gwendolyn
Who is the father of modern realism?
Henrik Ibsen
How does what happened to Uncle Anoosh change Marji's beliefs?
She no longer wants God in her life.
Nick links Gatsby with this dream
The American Dream
What is the name of the society in The Handmaid's Tale?
The Republic of Gilead
Who does Algernon think ought to set an example for the upper classes?
The lower class.
List a pair of foil characters.
Nora and Christine OR Torvald and Dr. Rank
What is the term for, "The space between framed panels"?
Gutter
Who were riding in Gatsby's car on the way to New York?
What is the name of the spies who test the modest nature of the women in The Handmaid's Tale?
Eyes
Who believes that social class is more important that character?
Lady Bracknell
Name an antihero in this drama.
Nora OR Krogstad
What are TWO ways the new Islamic republic impact the educational system?
They closed the universities and re-wrote the textbooks.
Setting: "About halfway between West Egg and New York the motor road hastily joins the railroad and runs beside it for a quarter mile so as to shrink away from a certain desolate area of land."
The Valley of Ashes
What was the first indication of women's rights being taken away in the (relevant) flashback?
Women could no longer own bank accounts.
What does Algernon mean when he says that Lady Bracknell rings the doorbell in a "Wagnerian manner"?
That she rings it insistently leaving her finger on the bell for a long time.
What does the Christmas Tree and decorations symbolize?
The Christmas tree's decorations mirror Nora's crumbling illusions and her eventual awakening to reality.
Iran got rid of this leader.
The Shah
What evidence had Wilson found that his wife was having an extramarital affair?
A dog leash
What is the nickname of the route for Handmaids to escape from the society in which they're being held?
The Underground Frailroad OR The Underground Female Road
Oxymoron
What does Nora's Tarantella dance symbolize?
It symbolizes her frantic attempt to distract Torvald and maintain her facade of happiness, as well as foreshadows the unraveling of her secrets.
Who were the two male friends that were let out of prison but searched for later?
Mohsen and Siamak
As Nick and the others return to East Egg from New York, Nick's comment, "So we drove on toward death through the cooling twilight" is an example of what device?
Foreshadowing