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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Parsons collecting money for in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Apathy Month.
(b) Hate Week.
(c) Love Hour.
(d) Atrocity Day.

5. Having an improper expression is called a ________.
(a) Facecrime.
(b) Expressioncrime.
(c) Frowncrime.
(d) Mugcrime.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Winston have to falsify production reports?

2. How does Victory Gin smell?

3. What is Winston's apartment called?

4. How much does it cost for a nip of gin at the canteen?

5. What does Winston decide to do with the prostitute?

Short Essay Questions

1. Look up the word "comrade" up in a dictionary. Why do you think everyone in Oceania is supposed to call each other comrade?

2. What do the Parsons children want to go see in Part 1, Chapter 2? What do you think of them?

3. Why does the Party turn a blind eye to prostitution? What type of sex will it not allow?

4. Where does Winston work, and what is his job? Why does he have to do this?

5. In your own words, how does Winston describe Mr. Parsons?

6. Try to imagine what it would be like to live in a country like Oceania where you are constantly watched by government agents. How would you feel?

7. Winston fears that the dark-haired girl is not a member of the Thought Police; instead, she is an amateur spy. Why do you think the latter is more dangerous?

8. Syme explains that the most important part of Newspeak is not the creation of new words, but the deletion of old words. Why might this be more important? What is the true purpose of Newspeak?

9. Look up the word "proletariat" in the dictionary. What does it mean? Why does the Party ignore the proles? Is this strange?

10. Doublethink is believing that something is true when you know it is false. Do you really think that doublethink is possible? Can you find any examples of doublethink in the real world?

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