Offred (main character)
What Offred values, like people today value money
Sanity
How does the society of Gilead view women?
Women are inferior and only valued for their physical abilities to become pregnant.
Offred is a (blank) in the Republic of Gilead.
Handmaid
The narrator and protagonist of the story is...
Offred
"We lived, as usual, by ignoring. Ignoring isn't the same as ignorance, you have to work at it."
Offred
The smell that reminds Offred of her former life as a mother
Yeast/freshly baked bread
How does Gilead use religion to justify their changes to society?
Frequent use of the Bible, and reference to the purchase of indulgences.
What happens to Moira?
She spends some time at the Red Center with Offred, then she was sent to a brothel.
The head of the house hold in which Offred lives is...
The commander
'I want to see as little of you as possible, she said. I expect you to feel the same way about me.'
Serena Joy
Why does Offred feel jealousy and guilt towards Serena Joy?
She realizes that she is now the Commander's mistress despite the absence of any covert sexual activity between them.
Why do all the shops in Gilead have pictures as titles instead of words?
They symbolize women not being able to read.
What does Rita and Offred envy of each other?
Offred's daily walks and Rita's conversations and gossiping
(Blank) is an unhappy ex-gospel singer and at the top the female social ladder.
Serena Joy
"It was my fault," "It was my own fault." I led them on. I deserved the pain."
Janine
What are the two games that Offred plays with the commander?
Scrabble and Chinese Checkers
What is the significance of the women wearing different colored clothing?
Gilead uses colored clothing to show womens' social status.
What was the weapon that Moira used to escape from the Red Center?
A pointed lever from inside the toilet
Offred's secret lover and the Commander's driver.
Nick
"I thought it might be the end, for me. Or back to the Center and the attentions of Aunt Lydia and her steel cable."
Moira
What approximate age was Offred's daughter when they were separated?
5 years old
Why were relationships based off of love forbidden?
Because Gilead focused on the cut and dry definition of human reproduction
What is the place where the handmaids are brainwashed? Who works there?
Red Center/ the Aunts
Offred's good friend from the old times. Also, a prostitute.
Moira
'Love, don't let me catch you girls at it. Love is not the point.'
Aunt Lydia