Question

In a novel, Paula becomes “somewhat famous” after one of these characters named Saunders is murdered with a kitchen skewer. After the National Homelands genocide, a woman creates the Pearl Girls to save one of these characters. The real name of one of these characters may be either “Frederick Waterford” or “B. Frederick Judd.” (15[1])A girl later revealed to be (*) “Baby Nicole” is horrified to learn that her (-5[2])father is one of these characters. The narrator holds hands with the wife of one of these characters during a sexual ceremony. These male characters often frequent Jezebel’s brothels and are served by Guardians and Marthas. For 10 points, (10[1])Ofglen and Offred are named for what characters at the top of Gilead’s social hierarchy in The (10[1])Testaments (10[1])and The Handmaid’s Tale? ■END■

ANSWER: Commanders [prompt on men in The Handmaid’s Tale or The Testaments]
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