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As Offred waits in her room, what does she think about?
The household's previous Handmaid (also give points for 'Luke')
"When I go to bed, it's a bedroom". What is her room now, however?
A "Waiting Room"
What's the name of Offred's husband from her old life?
Luke
What do we learn about Luke in this chapter?
He was already married when they started their affair, and they met surreptitiously in hotel rooms
What does Offred miss about hotel rooms?
"Freedom from being seen" / "dreadful paintings" / "fresh towels" / carelessness / room service
What do the mattress stains in Offred's room suggest?
Lovers in years gone past
How does Offred explore and inspect her room?
Slowly, carefully and with great attention
She finds hooks in the cupboard. "But still, a stocking, that's all you'd need." What does this mean?
Possible method of suicide
What is the message Offred finds scrawled on the floor in the corner?
Nolite te bastardes carborundorum
Why is Offred pleased to find the message?
"It pleases me to think I'm communing with her, this unknown woman. [...] It pleases me to know that her taboo message made it through"
Who does Offred try to get information from, about the previous Handmaid?
Rita
