Handmaids exam questions

Question 1

“In Gilead men are victims too. “

Examine this view of Atwood’s male characters in “The Handmaid’s Tale”

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Question 2

Examine the view that Atwood’s main concern was violence against women.

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Question 3

Examine the view that “The Handmaid’s Tale” is primarily a novel about Isolation

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Question 4

“Totalitarian regimes thrive on fear”.

Examine this view in light of Atwood’s novel

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Question 5

Examine the view that Atwood presents her reader with a shocking and realistic warning about the future

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Question 6

“The fact that History has shown women are so often repressed by those in power suggests that women actually hold more power than they think they do.”

Examine the view that Atwood is suggesting women have power.

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Question 7

“History shows us that we learn nothing from the past.”

Examine the view that Atwood thinks the past is important

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Question 8

Examine the view that Religion is a central theme in the novel.

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Question 9

Examine the view that there is no love in “The Handmaid’s Tale”

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Question 10

Examine the view that Atwood’s novel is full of symbolism.

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