Ch. 36
Where does the chapter begin?
In the Commander's office
Who does Offred see at the club?
Moira
What is the setting of the chapter?
In the women's bathroom
Where does the Commander bring Offred?
To a private hotel room
Where is Offred at the start of the chapter?
In her room
Whose cape does Offred have to wear?
Serena's
What movies were Moira forced to watch?
Life at the Colonies, where "unwomen" and "Gender traitors" clean toxic waste until they die.
What did Moira see in the movie she had to watch?
Where does Offred go?
To Nick's room
Where does Offred leave the cloak she's wearing?
In the car with Nick
Who is the club created for?
What's the Underground Femaleroad?
The network of people, houses, and transportation for getting women out of Gilead.
Chaos; everything thrown around and destroyed
What is Nick holding?
A cigarette
What does Offred describe as being like "the shells of beetles"?
The Commander's shoes
What does the Commander get for Offred that she secretly likes?
A cocktail (gin and tonic)
How does Moira describe working at Jezebel's?
Pretty good; drinks, drugs, some degree of freedom
What is on Offred's ankle?
A tattoo identifying whom she belongs to
What does Offred imagine about Serena?
Serena sitting in the kitchen, thinking Offred is a cheap prostitute
Times Square, New York
What "problem" does the Commander think the club solves?
The problem of women have to buy different clothes to trick men into liking them; the problem of overcoming men's natural instincts
What kind of people tried to help Moira in her escape?
Quakers
The hotel toilet
Why does Offred mention thunder?
She made up that detail in telling her story to cover up the sounds she made.