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100
The Commander gives Offred this object which is forbidden in Gilead and differs slightly in the show. (Episode 5: 2:11-3:25) Bonus: What is another gift the Commander gives Offred? (not shown in tv show)
What is the '70's Vogue magazine in the novel and 2000's magazine in the show?
100
Offred's love interest and co-conspirator in her successful attempts to visit the Commander in private.
Who is Nick.
100
"There is more than one kind of freedom, said ... Freedom to and freedom from. In the days of anarchy, it was freedom to. Now you are being given freedom from. Don't underrate it." Bonus: what do you think is significant about this quote?
What is Aunt Lydia?
100
Connect a particular passage, character, event, theme, etc. to any of the other texts we have read
Answers will vary
100
The main reason for Offred's captivity and why women are valued in this society.
What is reproduction/ the ability to give birth/ fertility
200
This term seen on a building window refers to a group Gilead tries to weed out because it threatens procreation. (Episode 7: 10:20-10:50)
Who are the "gender traitors"?
200
Men who work for Commanders or who monitor handmaid check points
Who are Guardians?
200
"It was my fault, ... says. It was my own fault. I led them on. I deserved the pain." "Very good, ..., says ... You are an example." Bonus: what do you think is significant about this quote?
What is Janine and Aunt Lydia?
200
A connection between The Handmaid's Tale and The Sound and the Fury (textual evidence needed)
Use of flashbacks: associations (p. 63) middle of thoughts (p. 91)
200
This theme resonates in the novel once readers learn that men have completely taken over the government and stripped women of the simple liberties they previously enjoyed.
What is totalitarianism/dictatorship
300
The Commander's wife is described having this condition in the novel and uses a certain device but she does not have either in the show. (Episode 3 13:00-14:00)
What is her arthritis and her cane?
300
Escaped the Red Center under the disguise of a Sister and works for Jezebel's
Who is Moira.
300
"By this time we were treating her the way people used to treat those with no legs who sold pencils on street corners. We avoided her when we could, were charitable to her when it couldn't be helped. She was a danger to us, we knew that." Bonus: what do you think is significant about this quote?
What is Offred (about Ofwarren/Janine)?
300
A connection between The Handmaid's Tale and Kindred (textual evidence needed)
Like Dana, Offred adapts to her new world (p. 28) calling the room "mine" (p. 49) wanting her husband (p. 97) "ordinary" (p. 33)
300
This theme is represented through women in the novel not being permitted to show any portion of their skin or hair; they must wear hoods and long sleeved dresses, even in summer.
What is body shame/women as a center of desire Answers will vary.
400
The phrase etched in Offred's closet (Espisode 4: 45:50-46:46)
What is the Latin phrase "Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum"?
400
The worker at the Red Center that preaches to girls about the old days of lazy and slutty women.
Who is Aunt Lydia?
400
"Maybe I don't really want to know what's going on. Maybe I'd rather not know. Maybe I couldn't bear to know. The Fall was a fall from innocence to knowledge." Bonus: what do you think is significant about this quote?
What is Offred (praying in her room)?
400
A connection between The Handmaid's Tale and Underground Airlines (textual evidence needed)
"invalid"(p. 224) "names/past lives" (p. 84)
400
Offred learns that there is a black market, that Ofglen is a member of a 'network', and that the Commander is a member of a club. There is a vital theme represented in these facts. Bonus: Why is it important that the characters be represented in this context?
What is rebellion/breaking rules. Answers will vary.
500
The "Resettlement of the Children of Ham" from Detroit to North Dakota indicates the relocation of a certain race to farm but the show has 3 characters (name at least one) that reveal a different treatment of this race. (Episode 2: 0:00-1:00)
What occurs in the novel but does not in the show as shown in the characters Luke, Moira, and Offred's daughter?
500
Member of an Unwoman group prior to the days of Gilead who marches with a sign reading "TAKE BACK THE NIGHT".
Who is Offred's mother shown in an Unwoman documentary involving abortion and rape?
500
"The problem wasn't only with the women, ... says. The main problem was with the men. There was nothing for them anymore." Bonus: what do you think is significant about this quote?
What is the Commander?
500
A connection between The Handmaid's Tale and The Time Traveler (textual evidence needed)
trying to make a better society, "always worse for some" (p. 211) "time travelers" (p. 33)
500
The Commander repeats a passage to justify the usefulness of Handmaids in the presence of Offred, the Wife, Nick and Rita before each 'time of the month'. This passage he reads them incorporates a theme largely present in the novel. Bonus: Name the story
What is the story of Rachel and Leah/ What is religion Answers will vary.