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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. 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 sub-committee of a sub-committee.
(d) A cabinet position in the government.

2. What does the cage door do in Part 3, Chapter 5?
(a) Click shut.
(b) Jam.
(c) Close on one of the rats, saving Winston.
(d) Fail to open due to rust.

3. Why was Parsons arrested?
(a) He killed his wife and children.
(b) He was slacking off at work.
(c) He is guilty of Thoughtcrime.
(d) He wanted to change the name of Hate Week.

4. What was the only way for Winston to save himself in Part 3, Chapter 5?
(a) To put somebody between himself and the rats.
(b) To hand over information about the Brotherhood.
(c) To become an Inner Party member like O'Brien.
(d) To slit his wrists with the smuggled razor blade.

5. Where were rats a common punishment?
(a) Imperial China.
(b) Franco's Spain.
(c) Nazi Germany.
(d) The USSR.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bone is Winston especially afraid will break in Part 3, Chapter 2?

2. How does Winston feel towards Big Brother?

3. What is the title of Emmanuel Goldstein's book?

4. In Part 3, Chapter 6, what does Winston have plenty of these days?

5. What important word does not exist in Newspeak?

Short Essay Questions

1. When questioned by O'Brien, Winston and Julia state that they are willing to commit many crimes, including the killing of innocent people. Do you think this is justifiable, given the terrible nature of the Party?

2. What are the two ultimate goals of the Party? What are they waiting for, and why?

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

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

5. According to O'Brien, where does reality exist?

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

8. What does Winston think the Party and the Ministry of Love can never do? Why?

9. What does O'Brien say is the real reason the Party seeks power? How are they different from past governments?

10. What do you think will happen to Winston and Julia after Part 2, Chapter 10? Do they have any hope?

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