Handmaid’s Tale Chapter 15-21 Reading “Quiz”

Chapter 15
Why is the Bible kept locked up?

At the end of the chapter, the Commander reads from the Bible, Second Chronicles 16:9. Why is this verse significant toward the beliefs of Gilead and toward what is coming up for Offred?

Chapter 16
What evidence occurs in this chapter that shows Gilead’s power and control over The Ceremony (i. e. what rules guide The Ceremony and how do they affect the meaning of the act?

Chapter 17
What is the significance of Offred’s need to steal butter?

What is Offred’s impulse reactions to Nick kissing her?

Chapter 18
What is Offred’s deepest desire? And does it matter with whom? Why?

Chapter 19
What information is revealed about birthrates and the need for Gilead’s new laws?

How do the Wives view and relate to one another? How are they “conditioned” like (or not like) the Handmaids?

Chapter 20
What are the main tensions between Offred and her mother?

Chapter 21
Explain how the birthing allows all the women of various statuses to connect as one unit.