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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. What makes Winston feel sick in Part 3, Chapter 4?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Gin.
(d) Guilt.

2. By Part 3, Chapter 6, to what has Winston been appointed?
(a) A clerical position in the Ministry of Love.
(b) The board of directors for Inner Party affairs.
(c) A cabinet position in the government.
(d) A sub-committee of a sub-committee.

3. What did Winston steal from his baby sister?
(a) Money.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Candy.

4. What is the reason for O'Brien's encounter with Winston?
(a) So O'Brien can give Winston his address.
(b) So O'Brien can warn Winston about information the Thought Police have on him.
(c) There is no reason for the encounter.
(d) So O'Brien can give Winston a book.

5. Of what are the walls of Winston's cell made?
(a) White plastic.
(b) White porcelain.
(c) White linoleum.
(d) White marble.

Short Answer Questions

1. What differentiates the way O'Brien speaks from other Inner Party members?

2. What is not statistical, as stated in Part 2, Chapter 8?

3. What does the area where Inner Party members live smell like?

4. What does the cage door do in Part 3, Chapter 5?

5. How many fingers is O'Brien holding up in Part 3, Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Winston and Julia mean when they say "We are the dead?"

2. Why might George Orwell have made the book's conclusion so tragic? What is he trying to express?

3. Describe the forced-labor camps, according to the common criminals.

4. How is the Brotherhood organized, and why?

5. How does Winston betray Julia? What is the significance of this?

6. Winston tells Julia that she is "only a rebel from the waist downwards." What does he mean by this, and is it true?

7. How does Winston feel about physical pain? How does this relate to what you know about Winston's character?

8. What is unusual about O'Brien? Do you think he can be trusted? Why or why not?

9. What does Winston think O'Brien will say is the reason the Party seeks power?

10. What is the significance of O'Brien's reference to Syme?

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