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What is the genre of Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"?
What is the genre of Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"?
- Dystopian (correct)
- Horror
- Romance
- Science Fiction
Where does the first chapter of the book take place?
Where does the first chapter of the book take place?
- A prison
- A hospital
- A school
- A gymnasium (correct)
Who are the women guarded by in the gymnasium?
Who are the women guarded by in the gymnasium?
- Men with guns
- Robots
- Other women with electric cattle prods (correct)
- Dogs
What surrounds the building where the women are being held?
What surrounds the building where the women are being held?
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Who is the narrator of the first chapter?
Who is the narrator of the first chapter?
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What is the tense of the novel's present?
What is the tense of the novel's present?
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What is the narrator's power and name status in the first chapter?
What is the narrator's power and name status in the first chapter?
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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.
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