In literature, an epigraph is a phrase, quotation, or poem that is set at the beginning of a document or component. The epigraph may serve as a preface, as a summary, as a counter-example, or to link the work to a wider literary canon, either to invite comparison or to enlist a conventional context. Part 1 When we read for pleasure many of us skip the preliminary information in forwards and introductions. What information does Atwood give us that helps us to approach this short but comprehensively rich in meaning novel?  (Be specific. Use at least one quotation from the introduction; cite by last name and page number)  Part 2 Before the introduction Atwood gives us three epigraphs. Choose any one of the three and explain what it suggests to you about the novel.  Choose a quotation from pp 3-106 to support the validity of your point; cite by last name and page number)  Part 3 In the first seven parts of the novel we meet handmaids, aunts, wives, guardians and a commander. In your opinion, who has the most difficult role? The easiest?  Explain using specific cited references from the novel.