Chapters 13-15 Flashcards
How long after Offred arrived was Moira brought in? Why did they pretend not to know each other?
3 weeks - friendships were seen as suspicious, so they had to ignore one another.
What did Janine Testify?
She was gang-raped at 14
When asked whose fault Janine’s gang-rape was, what did the Handmaids say?
They chanted it was Janine’s, and when she cried, called her a crybaby.
What did Offred use to define her body as?
What is it used for now?
An instrument of pleasure or transportation.
Now, others define her body as nothing more than a uterus.
What does Offred remember about her daughter?
Running through the woods and being slowed down by her child.
She heard gunshots and jumped to hide.
Her daughter was too young to be quiet.
She had to watch her child be dragged away from her.
What does Nick do to Offred during the Ceremony?
Touches his foot to hers. When she moves it, he does it again.
What did Offred & Luke purchase to attempt to escape?
Fake passports
What did Offred & Luke tell their daughter when they attempted to escape?
They were going for a picnic - they also gave her a sleeping pill to keep her quiet.
Why did Offred & Luke pack nothing in their car during their escape attempt?
It would arouse suspicion, and they couldn’t afford to get caught.
Why does the Commander read and not the women?
Women were forbidden from reading.
Why did Moira fake an illness?
What happened in the ambulance?
She faked the illness to escape.
She tried to bribe an Angel in the ambulance with sex, who reported her.
What happened to Moira after the Angel reported her?
The Aunts beat her feet with steel cables, the punishment for a first offence.
