Characters
The protagonist (main character) of The Handmaid's Tale
Who is Offred?
Surrounds the former football field
What is barbed wire and a chain-link fence
Who is lower in the class system: the Marthas or the Handmaids
The Handmaids
What is strange about the tokens used in the society of The Handmaid's Tale?
They all bear an image of what the token will purchase.
Protestants versus the Baptists
What is warfare of ideology?
The name of the Household servants who wear green uniforms
Who are The Marthas?
Forbidden to women in Chapter 1
Who is higher: The Wives or the Handmaids?
The Wives.
Name three items that are forbidden items for Handmaids.
Coffee, Cigarettes, and Alcohol.
Handmaid giving birth to a stillborn, Wife stabbing a Handmaid with a knitting needle
What is gossip as entertainment?
The protagonist's mistress (the current wife of the Commander)
Who is Serena Joy?
Cannot marry without permission, self-pleasure is a sin, and pornographic images are forbidden.
What are restrictions on the men who are not Angels?
Wears blue uniforms
Who are the wives?
The Republic of Gilead
What is the name of the society in The Handmaid's Tale?
A Martha being shot as she was seen as a bomb threat
What is the price one pays for safety?
Function of the Guardians of the Faith
What is the police or providing menial labor?
Eyes
What are spies who test the modest nature of the women in The Handmaid's Tale.
Who is higher: Guardians or Angels?
Angels
Explain the quote: "In the days of anarchy, it was freedom to. Now you are being given freedom from"
What is more than one kind of freedom exists or no cat calls, no unwanted touching
Exposed legs, High heels, and polished toenails
What is the juxtaposition of modern Asian sensibilities with puritanic guidelines?
Former name of Ofwarren prior to being claimed as a Handmaid.
Janine
Six Corpses wearing signs picturing a fetus
Who is retroactive punishment or punishment for performing abortions?
Who is higher: the Aunts or the Wives?
The Wives
Pictures instead of lettered signs
What is building illiteracy or even the names of shops were too much temptation?
Boathouse, old dormitories, football stadium, and red brick sidewalks
What is the former campus of Harvard University?