Study Questions
1. Why doesn’t Gilead give Handmaids “pig balls” to pass the time?
2. Why does Offred increasingly dream of Luke and her child?
3. What does Moira mean to Offred?
4. The TV news is meant to show Gilead’s successes. Why does Offred manage to take comfort from it?
5. Why is Gilead transporting African Americans to “homelands” in remote areas?
6. Why are parts of the house the Commander’s and other parts Serena Joy’s?
7. Why is the Ceremony likely to be unsuccessful?
8. What does the hidden pat of...
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