Question

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Is a novel about a post-nuclear world in which many women are infertile, and fertile women become breeding machines by force. To which genre do you think this book belongs?

A. Dystopian
B. Memoirs
C. Mystery
D. Science fiction
E. Thrillers

(It’s not D I finished the test and it’s wrong)

Answer 1

This book belongs to the dystopian genre. It takes place in a world that was supposed to be perfect but ended up severely dysfunctional. Science fiction would technically be correct, as dystopian fiction is a subgenre of science fiction, but I imagine that they were looking for something more specific. Don’t feel bad if that was what you chose. I despise vague English questions.