Round 4: Tossup 3

While bathing, this character muses that “I’m a cloud, congealed around a central object… which is hard and more real than I am.” This character, who is asked if she’s happy by Japanese tourists, hides butter in her (15[1])shoe (15[1])that (15[1])she steals to use as (15[1])lotion. Professor Pieixoto (“pay-SHOH-toh”) gives a lecture using recordings this character left on (*) cassette tapes. This character finds a message from her predecessor which translates to “don’t let the bastards grind you down.” This character secretly plays Scrabble (10[1])with the Commander, who she is assigned to in order to help him have a child. For 10 points, identify this narrator of The Handmaid’s Tale. ■END■

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