| Description | Character | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Protagonist and stream-of-consciousness narrator | Offred | 98%
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| Highest-ranking female in protagonist's 'household' | The Commander's Wife | 83%
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| Pregnant Handmaid considered a suck-up to the system | Janine / Ofwarren | 81%
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| Male leader of protagonist's'household' | The Commander | 81%
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| Most vocal of the Aunts in the Red Centre | Aunt Lydia | 79%
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| Guardian who has an illegal affair with protagonist and (possibly) helps her gain her freedom | Nick | 79%
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| Rebellious lesbian who ends up at Jezebel's | Moira | 78%
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| Protagonist's companion on shopping trips | Ofglen | 77%
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| Protagonist's former husband involved in protagonist's flashbacks | Luke | 74%
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| Handmaid who hung herself and wrote 'Nolite te bastardes carborundorum' | Offred's predecessor | 70%
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| Older of the two Marthas | Rita | 54%
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| Protagonist receives a photograph of her | Offred's daughter | 40%
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| Aunt who is taken hostage and whose clothes are stolen by an escapee Handmaid | Aunt Elizabeth | 33%
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| Younger of the two Marthas | Cora | 33%
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| Fiery feminist activist involved in flashbacks to pre-Gilead protest rallies | Offred's mother | 29%
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| Ask protagonist if they may take a photo of her and if she is happy | Japanese tourists | 27%
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| Other Handmaids at Red Centre (Chapter 1) | Alma | 24%
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| Other Handmaids at Red Centre (Chapter 1) | Dolores | 13%
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| Guest speaker at the above Symposium | Professor James Darcy Pieixoto | 11%
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| Chairs the Twelfth Symposium on Gileadean Studies | Professor Maryann Crescent Moon | 8%
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| Other Aunts | Aunt Helena | 6%
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| Other Aunts | Aunt Sara | 6%
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| Minor Handmaid executed in 'Salvaging' section of novel | Ofcharles | 5%
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| Co-discoverer of the Handmaid's Tale tapes | Professor Knotly Wade | 4%
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