HandmaidŐs Tale

Chapters 20-21

 

 

  1. What is ironic about the difference between what the wives get to eat while waiting for a handmaid to deliver and what the handmaids get?

 

  1. What do the men do while the handmaids deliver?

 

  1. Why does Aunt Lydia show old pornographic films to the handmaids?

 

  1. What is UnfredŐs mom doing in the film?

 

  1. What was UnfredŐs mother like?

 

  1. Why are the women chanting?

 

  1. What does the wife do while the handmaid delivers her husbandŐs child?

 

  1. How long will Janine nurse her baby?

 

  1. What will happen to Janine after the baby is taken away permanently?

 

  1. What is JanineŐs reward for delivering a healthy baby?

 

  1. How do the handmaidŐs feel after the delivery?

 

 

Vocabulary

Define the word. List a synonym for the word.  Use the word in a sentence.

 

12.       Janine is shorn of her former name.



13.       Her voice trembled with indignation.

 

 

14.       She went on with smug authority.

 

 

15.       Her chin jutted out.