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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Winston write repeatedly in his diary after thinking about the Two Minutes Hate?
(a) DOWN WITH THE PARTY.
(b) DOWN WITH RACISM.
(c) DOWN WITH THOUGHTCRIME.
(d) DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER.

4. What is Winston's phobia?
(a) Spiders.
(b) English people.
(c) Open spaces.
(d) Rats.

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

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

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

8. Consorting with prostitutes was "dangerous, ___________________." (Part 1, Chapter 6)
(a) And would always be that way.
(b) And should never be attempted.
(c) But necessary to keep one's sanity.
(d) But it was not a life-and-death matter.

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

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

11. 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 brother and sister.
(d) His mother and father.

12. What newspaper does Winston re-write?
(a) The Post.
(b) The Journal.
(c) The Times.
(d) The Sun.

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

14. How many clothing coupons does Winston get annually?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Four thousand.
(c) Three thousand.
(d) Five thousand.

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. Where does Winston work?

2. What was Rutherford's previous job?

3. What does Mrs. Parsons want Winston to do in Part 1, Chapter 2?

4. Why did Parsons' daughter report a man to the police?

5. What does the Junior Anti-Sex League do?

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