7 Questions
What is the genre of Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"?
Dystopian
Where does the first chapter of the book take place?
A gymnasium
Who are the women guarded by in the gymnasium?
Other women with electric cattle prods
What surrounds the building where the women are being held?
A chain-link fence
Who is the narrator of the first chapter?
A group of women speaking in a collective "we"
What is the tense of the novel's present?
Past
What is the narrator's power and name status in the first chapter?
Powerless and nameless
Study Notes
- The text is discussing Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"
- The book is a classic dystopian novel set in a future America
- The first chapter takes place in a gymnasium where a group of women are being held
- The women are guarded by other women with electric cattle prods
- There is a chain-link fence surrounding the building and guards on both sides
- The narrator is speaking in a collective "we"
- The narrator describes the history of women's fashion, tracking through decades
- The present tense of the novel is "after" something has happened to end America
- The narrator is powerless and nameless
- The chapter sets up themes of power and control.
"Test Your Knowledge on Margaret Atwood's Dystopian Masterpiece - The Handmaid's Tale! Explore the First Chapter and its Themes of Power and Control as Women are Held Captive in a Gymnasium. How Much Do You Know About the Narrator, the Setting, and the Historical Context of Women's Fashion? Take the Quiz Now and Find Out!"
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