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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Winston remember above all about his childhood?
(a) Big Brother was everywhere.
(b) His mother never loved him.
(c) Atomic bombs were falling.
(d) There was never enough to eat.

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

3. What does everybody do when tortured?
(a) Scream.
(b) Repent their sins.
(c) Confess.
(d) Bleed to death.

4. What are the three stages to Winston's reintegration?
(a) Introduction, intermission, conclusion.
(b) Pain, receiving, enlightenment.
(c) Torture, brainwashing, death.
(d) Learning, understanding, acceptance.

5. How long has O'Brien been watching Winston?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Four months.
(c) Ten years.
(d) His entire life.

6. What do the common criminals call the political prisoners?
(a) Polits.
(b) Pollies.
(c) Politicos.
(d) Pol Pot.

7. What is the theme song of Hate Week?
(a) Hatred, We Love You.
(b) The Hate Song.
(c) Big Brother's Hatest Hits.
(d) I Hate.

8. How do the proles normally feel about the war?
(a) Curious.
(b) Enthusiastic.
(c) Resentful.
(d) Apathetic.

9. Where was the telescreen that caught Winston and Julia hidden?
(a) In the ceiling.
(b) In the cabinet.
(c) Under the bed.
(d) Behind the picture.

10. What will happen thirty seconds after Winston leaves O'Brien's house?
(a) The Thought Police will arrive.
(b) A revolution will start.
(c) It will rain.
(d) O'Brien will continue working.

11. What does the area where Inner Party members live smell like?
(a) Good food and good wine.
(b) Good food and good friends.
(c) Good food and good coffee.
(d) Good food and good tobacco.

12. What was the refugee woman doing in Winston's dream in Part 2, Chapter 7?
(a) Running away in panic.
(b) Shielding her child from bullets.
(c) Standing in front of a tank.
(d) Throwing a grenade.

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

14. What important word does not exist in Newspeak?
(a) Love.
(b) Art.
(c) Science.
(d) Why.

15. What is not statistical, as stated in Part 2, Chapter 8?
(a) Obedience.
(b) Sanity.
(c) Life.
(d) Emotion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What words bring the beginning of the end for Julia and Winston?

3. Why was Parsons arrested?

4. Where does Winston think he is at the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 1?

5. What is the only thing that the Party cannot do to Winston and Julia?

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