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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Julia describe herself?
(a) As much too young for Winston.
(b) As a thought criminal.
(c) As very attractive.
(d) As not clever.

2. What is the prole woman doing outside the window in Part 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Humming and painting.
(b) Whistling and gardening.
(c) Singing and hanging laundry.
(d) Chanting and walking by.

3. In Part 2, Chapter 1, where do Winston and the dark-haired girl agree to meet?
(a) In Airstrip One, in a house.
(b) At the community center, after dark.
(c) In the train station, during rush hour.
(d) Victory square, near the monument.

4. What does Mrs. Parsons want Winston to do in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Give a message to her husband.
(b) Look after her children.
(c) Fix her sink.
(d) Take her children to town.

5. Why did Parsons' daughter report a man to the police?
(a) He was wearing strange shoes.
(b) They heard him swearing at Big Brother.
(c) He was from Eurasia.
(d) He was a member of the Brotherhood.

6. Where does Winston miss a meeting in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) The Community Center.
(b) The Hate Week planning committee.
(c) The Ministry of Truth.
(d) With his accountant.

7. What is the minimum age for joining the Spies?
(a) Eight.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Nine.

8. Who are the first two people Winston dreams about in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) His wife and son.
(b) His mother and father.
(c) His mother and sister.
(d) His brother and sister.

9. The Enemy of the People is...
(a) Emmanuel Goldfinch.
(b) Emmanuel Golden.
(c) Emmanuel Silverstein.
(d) Emmanuel Goldstein.

10. What organization supplied comforts to the sailors on the Floating Fortress?
(a) The FFCC.
(b) The FDA.
(c) The OCCB.
(d) The INGSOC.

11. What does Winston buy in the junk shop?
(a) A desk lamp.
(b) An ink blotter.
(c) A fountain pen.
(d) A paperweight.

12. What edition of the Newspeak dictionary is currently being written?
(a) The Tenth.
(b) The Eleventh.
(c) The Second.
(d) The Thirteenth.

13. What do Parsons' children to do the old market-woman?
(a) Set her skirt on fire.
(b) Steal her money.
(c) Kick her in the shins.
(d) Shoot her cat with a catapult.

14. What keeps falling on London?
(a) Dogs and cats.
(b) Acid rain.
(c) Rocketbombs.
(d) Airplanes.

15. What important thing does Winston do when he comes home in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) He makes a plan to assassinate Big Brother.
(b) He gets drunk.
(c) He attempts suicide.
(d) He starts a diary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Winston's most important task of the day in Part 1, Chapter 4?

2. When the Thought Police secretly arrest and execute someone, most people would say that person has been _______.

3. In Newspeak, what word will eventually replace "bad"?

4. How many clothing coupons does Winston get annually?

5. What is Winston doing at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 6?

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