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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concealed danger does Winston have to be careful of in the countryside?
(a) Rocketbombs.
(b) Thought Police.
(c) Snipers.
(d) Microphones.

2. What does the prostitute not have?
(a) Teeth.
(b) Proper ID.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Change for a ten.

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

4. What is the Newspeak name for people who have been vaporized?
(a) Nonpeople.
(b) Unpersons.
(c) Anti-citizens.
(d) Vapors.

5. Who were three of the original survivors of the revolution of whom Winston saw a picture?
(a) McDonald, Martin, and King.
(b) Jones, Aaronson, and Rutherford.
(c) Smith, Appleby, and Douglas.
(d) Ford, Dent, and McMillan.

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

7. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what will be Julia and Winston's next meeting place?
(a) A hotel room.
(b) A quiet restaurant.
(c) Winston's apartment.
(d) A crowded marketplace.

8. Why does Julia ask Winston to turn around in Part 2, Chapter 4?
(a) So she can undress.
(b) So she can dress.
(c) So she an get a gift out of her bag.
(d) So she can put on makeup.

9. What does the girl with the dark hair do in Winston's dream?
(a) Sing a song.
(b) Tear off her clothes.
(c) Kill Big Brother.
(d) Bring Winston some flowers.

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

11. 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 starts a diary.
(d) He attempts suicide.

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

13. What does Winston think will happen to Syme?
(a) He will become Big Brother.
(b) He will flee Oceania.
(c) He will be vaporized.
(d) He will die from drinking too much gin.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Winston's apartment called?

2. Who spoils Winston's plans to sit with the dark-haired girl in Part 2, Chapter 1?

3. The telescreen announces a reduction in what type of rations?

4. What is the name of the device Winston uses to write?

5. What type of flower does Winston collect before meeting the dark-haired girl?

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