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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the dead hero Winston invents?
(a) Comrade Woodroffe.
(b) Comrade Maitland.
(c) Comrade Ogilvy.
(d) Comrade Bronson.

4. What is the name of the mandatory morning exercise program?
(a) Aerobics with Goldstein.
(b) The Physical Jerks.
(c) The Mandatory Morning Exercise Program.
(d) The Morning Stretches.

5. What do the bells of St. Clement's say?
(a) Oranges and lemons.
(b) Bluebirds in fountains.
(c) Ding-a-ding-dong.
(d) Pay me three farthings.

6. Where did Oceania recently have a military victory?
(a) South India.
(b) North America.
(c) North Africa.
(d) East Asia.

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

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

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

10. What does Ingsoc mean?
(a) English Society.
(b) English Soccer.
(c) English Socialism.
(d) English Socrates.

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

12. Katharine has two names for sex. One is "making a baby." What is the other?
(a) You-know-what.
(b) The unspeakable.
(c) Our shared responsibility.
(d) Our duty to the party.

13. What type of flower does Winston collect before meeting the dark-haired girl?
(a) Dandelions.
(b) Bluebells.
(c) Roses.
(d) Daffodils.

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

15. How much does it cost for a nip of gin at the canteen?
(a) Ten cents.
(b) Twenty-five cents.
(c) Five dollars.
(d) One dollar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Julia describe herself?

2. What does one of the Parsons children use to hit Winston in the neck?

3. "Thoughtcrime does not entail death: ___________________"

4. What is Winston's phobia?

5. What ailment does Winston suffer from?

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