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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Winston decide to do with the prostitute?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Pay her to not tell anyone he was there.
(c) Kill her.
(d) Have sex with her.

2. By writing in his diary, Winston has committed a crime. What is the name of this crime?
(a) Thoughtcrime.
(b) Writecrime.
(c) Diarycrime.
(d) Crimetime.

3. What does Julia say is "the only way to stay safe"?
(a) Listen to Big Brother.
(b) Be an informant.
(c) Do as the Oceanians do.
(d) Always yell with the crowd.

4. What is the name of the device Winston uses to write?
(a) Speakwrite.
(b) Writescripe.
(c) Teletype.
(d) Typefix.

5. What is the resistance to the Party called?
(a) The Clash.
(b) The Brotherhood.
(c) The Resistance.
(d) The Partisans.

6. Which event's preparations causes an increase in working hours in Part 2, Chapter 4?
(a) War Week.
(b) Thoughtcrime Week.
(c) Duty Week.
(d) Hate Week.

7. How many kilometers can someone travel in Oceania before their passport is checked?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) Ninety.
(d) Ten.

8. Who is Julia?
(a) A person who Winston invents for his job.
(b) The dark-haired girl.
(c) A storeowner who Winston knows.
(d) A member of the Thought Police.

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

10. What does the Junior Anti-Sex League do?
(a) Perform arbitrary castrations.
(b) Advocate complete celibacy.
(c) Write pamplets on sex education.
(d) Hunt down adulterers and prostitutes.

11. What word is on Winston's lips when he awakens from his dream in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Nationalism.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Dynamite.
(d) Orwell.

12. What is the name of the television-like appliance constantly watching Oceania's citizens?
(a) The eye of Big Brother.
(b) The viewscreen.
(c) The telescreen.
(d) The televisionary.

13. What is Winston doing at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) Going for a walk.
(b) Working.
(c) Writing in his diary.
(d) Dreaming.

14. When the Thought Police secretly arrest and execute someone, most people would say that person has been _______.
(a) Cleansed.
(b) Annihilated.
(c) Vaporized.
(d) Deleted.

15. How does Winston recognize the junk shop?
(a) Seven wooden books.
(b) Three metal balls.
(c) Two ivory birds.
(d) Four smiling fairies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl with the dark hair do in Winston's dream?

2. What does Winston write repeatedly in his diary after thinking about the Two Minutes Hate?

3. Of what do Winston and Julia not discuss the possibility?

4. What does the woman in the telescreen call Winston?

5. What is the name of Winston's wife?

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