1984 Unit Test

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Read the following excerpts from George Orwell’s 1984. Choose the best responses
to the prompts that follow each excerpt. There is one and only one best answer to
each prompt.

1984 Part I Chapter 1

The thing that he was about to do was to open a diary. This was not illegal (nothing was illegal,
since there were no longer any laws), but if detected it was reasonably certain that it would be
punished by death, or at least by 25 years in a forced-labor camp. Winston fitted a nib into the
penholder and sucked it to get the grease off. The pen was an archaic instrument, seldom used even for
signatures, and he had procured one, furtively and with some difficulty, simply because of a feeling that
the beautiful creamy paper deserved to be written on with a real nib instead of being scratched with an
ink pencil. Actually he was not used to writing by hand. Apart from very short notes, it was usual to
dictate everything into the speakwrite, which was of course impossible for his present purpose. He
dipped the pen into the ink and then faltered for just a second. A tremor had gone through his bowels.
To mark the paper was the decisive act. In small clumsy letters he wrote:
April 4, 1984.
He sat back. A sense of complete helplessness had descended upon him. To begin with, he did not
know with any certainty that this was 1984. It must be round about that date, since he was fairly sure
that his age was 39, and he believed that he had been born in 1944 or 1945; but it was never possible
nowadays to pin down any date within a year or two.
For whom, it suddenly occurred to him to wonder, was he writing this diary? For the future, for
the unborn. His mind hovered for a moment round the doubtful date on the page, and then fetched up
with the bump against the Newspeak word doublethink. For the first time the magnitude of what he
had undertaken came home to him. How could you communicate with the future? It was of its nature
impossible. Either the future would resemble the present in which case it would not listen to him, or it
would be different from it, and his predicament would be meaningless.

1. (RL4) Based on the context clues, which is the definition of archaic?

A. cheap or discounted C. old or out-of-date
B. highly desired or coveted D. complicated or intricate
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2. (RL1) Which is most likely the reason that Winston is not using a speakwrite to complete his
current task?
A. His statements would be recorded and then possibly accessible to other people.
B. A speakwrite would be too expensive to purchase.
C. Nibs are more accurate than speakwrites.
D. His mother had always advised him against using speakwrites for writing.

3. (RL1) What significance does April 4, 1984 have to the character Winston Smith?
A. It is the day that he was born.
B. It is the day he began writing in a diary.
C. It is a future date he highly anticipates.
D. It marks the first time he had every written anything.

4. (RL6) What is ironic about the opening sentences of this excerpt?

A. Winston is hiding his diary even though he really wants to go to prison.
B. The only people “punished” by death are people who want to die anyway.
C. Most people prefer death to working in a forced labor camp.
D. Even though nothing is illegal, people can be punished for certain “crimes.”

5. (RL2) Which sentence accurately summarizes the way that Winston feels about the future?
A. Future life will be better because each generation is more successful than the last.
B. Life in the uncertain future may be similar to or very different from life as
Winston currently knows it.
C. There will be no people like Winston in the future because the current generation
has no way to survive.
D. No one from the future would concern themselves with people of the past.

6. (RL5) How does the writer choose to structure this excerpt in order to reveal information
about the protagonist?
A. The excerpt is composed of engaging dialogue.
B. The excerpt is composed of dynamic actions that attract the attention of others.
C. The excerpt is primarily composed of Winston’s private thoughts.
D. The excerpt is primarily composed of Winston’s clear memories of the past.
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1984 Part I Chapter 1

Before the Hate had proceeded for 30 seconds, uncontrollable exclamations of rage were breaking
out from half the people in the room. The self-satisfied sheeplike face on the screen, and the
terrifying power of the Eurasian army behind it, were too much to be borne; besides, the sight or
even the thought of Goldstein produced fear and anger automatically. He was an object of hatred
more constant than either Eurasia or Eastasia, since when Oceania was at war with one of these
powers it was generally at peace with the other. But what was strange was that although Goldstein
was hated and despised by everybody, although every day, and a thousand times a day, on
platforms, on the telescreen, in newspapers, in books, his theories were refuted, smashed, ridiculed,
held up to the general gaze for the pitiful rubbish that they were—in spite of all this, his influence
never seemed to grow less. Always there were fresh dupes waiting to be seduced by him. A day
never passed when spies and saboteurs acting under his directions were not unmasked by the
Thought Police. He was the commander of a vast shadowy army, an underground network of
conspirators dedicated to the overthrow of the State. The Brotherhood, its name was supposed to
be. There were also whispered stories of a terrible book, a compendium of all the heresies, of which
Goldstein was the author and which circulated clandestinely here and there. It was a book without a
title. People referred to it, if at all, simply as the book. But one knew of such things only through
vague rumors. Neither the Brotherhood nor the book was a subject that any ordinary Party member
would mention if there was a way of avoiding it.

7. (RL1) Which of the following is the most constant object of hatred in Oceania?
A. Winston B. Eastasia C. Eurasia D. Goldstein

8. (RL4) Which of the following is the most accurate meaning of the term dupes as the word
is used in this excerpt?
A. employees B. bullies C. children D. fools

9. (RL4) Which is the best definition of clandestinely as the term is used in this context?
A. secretly B. proudly C. rarely D. beautifully
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10. (RL1) Which implied question does the writer prompt the reader to consider here?
A. If the organization plans to have female members, then why would they call
themselves the Brotherhood?
B. Why does this society need the Thought Police?
C. If everyone really hates Goldstein, then why hasn’t he been completely
destroyed?
D. If the book doesn’t have a real title, then how can people like Winston identify it
during conversations with their friends?

11. (RL1) What is the goal of the Brotherhood?

A. to overthrow the State
B. to overthrow Eastasia
C. to produce many books
D. to confuse Winston

12. (RL4) Which term best characterizes society’s general tone regarding the book?
A. excitement
B. fear
C. disregard
D. inspiration
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1984 Part I Chapter 4

As soon as Winston had dealt with each of the messages, he clipped his speakwritten corrections to
the appropriate copy of the Times and pushed them into the pneumatic tube. Then, with a movement
which was as nearly as possible unconscious, he crumpled up the original message and any notes that he
himself had made, and dropped them into the memory hole to be devoured by the flames.
What happened in the unseen labyrinth to which the pneumatic tubes led, he did not know in detail,
but he did know in general terms. As soon as all the corrections which happened to be necessary in any
particular number of the Times had been assembled and collated, that number would be reprinted, the
original copy destroyed, and the corrected copy placed on the files in its stead. This process of
continuous alteration was applied not only to newspapers, but to books, periodicals, pamphlets, posters,
leaflets, films, soundtracks, cartoons, photographs,—to every kind of literature or documentation which
might conceivably hold any political or ideological significance. Day by day and almost minute by minute
the past was brought up to date. In this way every prediction made by the Party could be shown by
documentary evidence to have been correct; nor was any item of news or any expression of opinion
which conflicted with the needs of the moment ever allowed to remain on record. All history was a
palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary. In no case would it have
been possible, once the deed was done, to prove that any falsification had taken place. The largest
section of the Records Department, far larger than the one in which Winston worked, consisted simply
of persons whose duty it was to track down and collect all copies of books, newspapers, and other
documents which had been superseded and were due for destruction. A number of the Times which
might, because of changes in political alignment or mistaken prophecies uttered by Big Brother, have
been rewritten a dozen times still stood on the files bearing its original date, and no other copy existed
to contradict it. Books, also, were recalled and rewritten again and again, and were invariably reissued
without any admission that any alteration had been made. Even the written instructions which Winston
received and which he invariably got rid of as soon as he had dealt with them never stated or implied
that an act of forgery was to be committed; always the reference was to slips, errors, misprints, or
misquotations which it was necessary to put right in the interest of accuracy.

13. (RL1) What most likely happens to items dropped into the memory holes?
A. They are burned.
B. They are returned to their owners.
C. They are placed in alphabetized files.
D. They are left undisturbed.
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14. (RL1) Why does Winston quickly get rid of his written instructions?
A. His goal is to complete all work tasks faster than everyone else.
B. He instinctively needs to destroy any evidence that corrections had been made.
C. He does not want any personal reminders of his employment tasks.
D. Winston is only pretending to get rid of the written instructions that he follows.

15. (RL2) Which two conflicting central ideas intertwine in this passage?
A. Winston is the best employee, but he hates his job.
B. Big Brother is always right, but his mistakes are systematically corrected.
C. The Times is a well-written newspaper, but citizens never bother to read it.
D. Citizens are employed, but they still do not have the money that they need.

16. (RL5) How does the structure of this passage contribute to the overall plot?
A. It magnifies a small sample of the setting to show how society works on a larger scale.
B. It shows the protagonist’s private thoughts, which are very rarely shown in Part I.
C. It is structured like a piece of poetry to demonstrate the author’s lyrical writing style.
D. It is set up in the form of dialogue to show how Winston interacts with others.

17. (RL4) The text says, “ . . . the past was brought up to date.” What happens to news of the past?
A. It is publicized.
B. The government records it.
C. It is celebrated.
D. It is altered.

18. (RL1) Which of the four ministries probably houses The Records Department?
A. The Ministry of Peace
B. The Ministry of Love
C. The Ministry of Truth
D. The Ministry of Plenty
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1984 Part I Chapter 5

“….The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect. Newspeak is INGSOC and
INGSOC is Newspeak,” he added with a sort of mystical satisfaction. “Has it ever occurred to you,
Winston, that by the year 2050 at the very latest not a single human being will be alive who could
understand such a conversation as we are having now?” “Except—” began Winston doubtfully, and then
stopped.
It had been on the tip of his tongue to say “Except the proles,” but he checked himself, not feeling
fully certain that this remark was not in some way unorthodox. Syme, however, had divined what he
was about to say.
“The proles are not human beings,” he said carelessly. “By 2050—earlier, probably—all real
knowledge of Oldspeak will have disappeared. The whole literature of the past will have been destroyed.
Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Byron—they'll exist only in Newspeak versions, not merely changed into
something different, but actually changed into something contradictory of what they used to be. Even
the literature of the Party will change. Even the slogans will change. How could you have a slogan like
‘Freedom is Slavery’ when the concept of freedom has been abolished? The whole climate of thought
will be different. In fact, there will be no thought as we understand it now. Orthodoxy means not
thinking—not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness.”
One of these days, thought Winston with sudden deep conviction, Syme will be vaporized. He is too
intelligent. He sees too clearly and speaks too plainly. The Party does not like such people. One day he
will disappear. It is written in his face.

19. (RL1) Which of the following groups would probably be the last group to stop using Oldspeak?
A. the proles C. Outer Party members
B. Inner Party members D. the people of Eastasia

20. (RL4) Which of the following is the most accurate definition of orthodoxy in this context?
A. questionable beliefs C. unconscious patriotism
B. rebellious habits D. hidden morals

21. (RL3) With which of the following comments would both Winston and Syme AGREE?
A. The presence of proles in Oceania is as important as the presence of all other people.
B. Syme has a masterful knowledge of the changes to the Newspeak language.
C. People who are “too smart” do not last long in Oceania.
D. Winston should learn as much as Syme has learned about Newspeak.
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22. (RL6) Which sarcastic comment reveals Syme’s ironic opinion of the proles?
A. By 2050—earlier, probably—all real knowledge of Oldspeak will have disappeared.
B. The whole climate of thought will be different.
C. The proles are not human beings.
D. The whole literature of the past will have been destroyed.

23. (RL5) What is the effect of structuring the passage as dialogue followed by private thoughts?
A. It demonstrates another character’s opinion of Winston.
B. It shows how Winston interprets his interaction with another Party member.
C. It shows that Winston’s mind drifts to unrelated topics during conversations.
D. It shows that Big Brother completely controls every character of the book.

24. (RL1) What does Winston suggest about Syme?

A. Syme will receive public recognition.
B. Syme will probably overthrow Big Brother.
C. Syme will be promoted at work.
D. Syme will be taken away forever.

1984 Part I Chapter 7

If there is hope [wrote Winston] it lies in the proles.

If there was hope, it must lie in the proles, because only there, in those swarming
disregarded masses, 85% of the population of Oceania, could the force to destroy the Party
ever be generated. The Party could not be overthrown from within. Its enemies, if it had any
enemies, had no way of coming together or even of identifying one another. Even if the
legendary Brotherhood existed, as just possibly it might, it was inconceivable that its members
could ever assemble in larger numbers than twos and threes. Rebellion meant a look in the
eyes, an inflection of voice; at the most, an occasional whispered word. But the proles, if only
they could somehow become conscious of their own strength, would have no need to
conspire. They needed only to rise up and shake themselves like a horse shaking off flies. If
they chose they could blow the Party to pieces tomorrow morning. Surely sooner or later it
must occur to them to do it. And yet—!
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25. (RL1) Which sentence from the excerpt best supports the idea that the proles are in an optimal
situation to overthrow the Party?
A. The Party could not be overthrown from within.
B. If they chose they could blow the Party to pieces tomorrow morning.
C. Its enemies, if it had any enemies, had no way of coming together or even of identifying
one another.
D. Rebellion meant a look in the eyes, an inflection of voice; at the most, an occasional
whispered word.

26. (RL1) Which is the most reasonable inference to draw about the proles from the excerpt?
A. The proles know that they are treated fairly in Oceania.
B. The proles do not appear to recognize their own power.
C. The proles all aspire to become Inner Party members.
D. The proles are actively planning a destructive revolution.

27. (RL2) Which is the most accurate summary of this excerpt?

A. The proles are completely aware of C. The proles are not fully aware of
the power they have individually. their collective power. If they would
They feel strong and satisfied. only decide to unite, they could
They do not need anyone else. Even the easily destroy Big Brother’s Party.
Brotherhood avoids them. Proles know Because of their situation, they are
their lives are superior to all. in the best position to rebel.

B. The proles will soon be aware of D. It is best if the proles are not aware of
their own power. All of the signs of the power that they have. If they
their uprising are obvious. Soon, even take over, it will completely destroy
Oceania’s enemies won’t be able to stop Oceania. The entire kingdom would
the proles. People like Winston will suffer worse than it suffers now.
have no place to turn to for help. The proles cannot handle power.

28. (RL4) Which description from the excerpt is used to identify the proles?
A. those swarming disregarded masses C. the Party
B. its enemies D. the legendary Brotherhood

29. (RL2) In addition to the hope of rebellion, what other central idea is discussed in this excerpt?
A. the many accomplishments of the Brotherhood
B. the quality of life that exists outside of Oceania
C. the unity among Oceania’s enemies
D. doubt that the Party would ever be overthrown
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1984 Part I Chapter 8

“What is it?” said Winston, fascinated.

“That's coral, that is,” said the old man. “It must have come from the Indian Ocean. They
used to kind of embed it in the glass. That wasn't made less than a hundred years ago. More,
by the look of it.”
“It's a beautiful thing,” said Winston.
“It is a beautiful thing,” said the other appreciatively. “But there's not many that’d say
that now a days.” He coughed. “Now, if it so happens that you wanted to buy it, that’d cost you
four dollars. I can remember when a thing like that would've fetched eight pounds, and eight
pounds was—well, I can't work it out, but it was a lot of money. But who cares about genuine
antiques nowadays—even the few that's left?”
Winston immediately paid over the four dollars and slid the coveted thing into his
pocket. What appealed to him about it was not so much it's beauty as the air it seemed to
possess of belonging to an age quite different from the present one. The soft rainwatery glass
was not like any glass that he had ever seen. The thing was doubly attractive because of its
apparent uselessness, though he could guess that it must once have been intended as a
paperweight. It was very heavy in his pocket, but fortunately it did not make much of a bulge.
It was a queer thing, even a compromising thing, for a Party member to have in his
possession. Anything old and for that matter anything beautiful was always vaguely suspect.
The old man had grown noticeably more cheerful after receiving the four dollars. Winston
realized that he would have accepted three or even two.

30. (RL1) Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that Winston desires to have the coral?
A. It is beautiful. C. It is apparently useless.
B. It is an object of the past. D. It can be used as a paperweight.

31. (RL1) Which sentence supports the idea that the Party tends to take a negative view of items
that are antique or historic?
A. They used to kind of embed it in the glass.
B. Winston immediately paid over the four dollars and slid the coveted thing into his pocket.
C. Anything old and for that matter anything beautiful was always vaguely suspect.
D. Winston realized that he would have accepted three or even two.
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32. (RL3) Winston has a specific realization as the passage closes. Based on this realization, which
of the following would Winston probably do if he had a chance to start over?
A. He would buy something other than the coral.
B. He would not mention that the coral is beautiful.
C. He would ask many more questions about the coral.
D. He would offer less money for the coral.

33. (RL4) Which is the best definition of the term coveted as it is used in the excerpt?
A. delicate B. desirable C. cheap D. noisy

34. (RL5) What is the shop owner’s motive when he asks, “But who cares about genuine antiques
nowadays—even the few that's left?”
A. The motive is to create more interest in Winston.
B. The motive is to make Winston leave the store before the purchase.
C. The motive is to show that in his heart he does not want to part with the item.
D. The motive is to show that he is an expert of old items.

1984 Part II Chapter 1

Whatever it was written on the paper, it must have some kind of political meaning. So far as he could
see, there were two possibilities. One, much the more likely, was that the girl was an agent of the Thought
Police just as he had feared. He did not know why the Thought Police should choose to deliver their
messages in such a fashion, but perhaps they have their reasons. The thing that was written on the paper
might be a threat, a summons, an order to commit suicide, a trap of some description. But there was
another wilder possibility that kept raising its head, though he tried vainly to suppress it. This was that the
message did not come from the Thought Police at all, but from some kind of underground organization.
Perhaps the Brotherhood existed after all! Perhaps the girl was part of it! No doubt the idea was absurd, but
it had sprung into his mind in the very instant of feeling the scrap of paper in his hand. It was not till a
couple of minutes later that the other, more probable explanation had occurred to him. And even now,
though his intellect told him that the message probably meant death—still that was not what he believed,
and the unreasonable hope persisted, and his heart banged, and it was with difficulty that he kept his voice
from trembling as he murmured his figures into the speakwrite.
He rolled of the completed bundle of work and slid it into the pneumatic tube. Eight minutes had gone
by. He readjusted his spectacles on his nose, sighed, and drew the next batch of work toward him with the
scrap of paper on top of it. He flattened it out. On it was written, in a large unformed handwriting:

I love you.
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35. (RL1) What did Winston first assume must have been the nature of the note?
A. something political
B. something work-related
C. something romantic
D. something about his family

36. (RL3) Which method of characterization is primarily used to portray Winston here?
A. dialogue
B. his private thoughts
C. the opinions of other characters
D. a physical description of Winston

37. (RL4) Which description from the excerpt expresses Winston’s tone regarding the possibility of
the Brotherhood’s existence?
A. some kind of political meaning
B. another wilder possibility
C. a trap of some description
D. an order to commit suicide

38. (RL1) Why does Winston use a speakwrite?

A. The speakwrite is necessary for his current task at work.
B. He is trying to hide the personal message written on the paper.
C. He is trying to reach Big Brother.
D. He is using it to respond to the personal letter he just received.

39. (RL6) Which technique does the writer use as the excerpt closes in order to demonstrate
Winston’s point of view?
A. symbolism
B. sarcasm
C. metaphor
D. irony
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1984 Part II Chapter 1

Winston was in Victory Square before the appointed time. He wandered around the
base of the enormous fluted column, at the top of which Big Brother’s statue gazed southward
toward the skies where he had vanquished the Eurasian airplanes (the Eastasian airplanes it
had been a few years ago) in the battle of Airstrip One. In the street in front of it there was a
statue of a man on horseback which was supposed to represent Oliver Cromwell. At five
minutes past the hour, the girl had still not appeared. Again the terrible fear seized upon
Winston. She was not coming, she had changed her mind! He walked slowly up to the north
side of the square and got a sort of pale-colored pleasure from identifying Saint Martin's
church, whose bells, when it had bells had chimed “You owe me three farthings.” Then he saw
the girl standing at the base of the monument reading or pretending to read a poster which
ran spirally up the column. It was not safe to go near her until some more people had
accumulated. There were telescreens all round the pediment. But at this moment there was a
din of shouting and a zone of heavy vehicles from somewhere to the left. Suddenly everyone
seemed to be running across the square. The girl nipped nimbly round the lions at the base of
the monument and joined in the rush. Winston followed. As he ran he gathered from some
shouted remarks that a convoy of Eurasian prisoners was passing.

40. (RL3) Which of the following makes Winston feel most fearful in this setting?
A. Oliver Cromwell’s statue C. the battle of Airstrip One
B. the chance that the girl changed her mind D. the convoy of Eurasian prisoners

41. (RL1) Which best describes Winston’s immediate reaction when he finally sees the girl?
A. bursting joy C. incredible restraint
B. overwhelming sadness D. pitiful confusion

42. (RL3) What is tragically ironic about this setting?

A. Winston gazes at foreign “prisoners,” but it is his own life that is like imprisonment.
B. In the midst of doing something wrong, Winston chooses to focus on a church.
C. The location is called Victory Square, but no “victory” has ever occurred there.
D. Winston anticipates seeing the girl, but she has no real desire to see him.
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43. (RL4) Which of the following definitions of the term din applies to this context?
A. whisper
B. melody
C. dream
D. noise

44. (RL5) Which is the most probable reason why this type of excerpt is included in Part Two of the
novel and NOT in Part One?
A. The impact here is greater after the dystopian setting is established in Part One.
B. The reader’s familiarity with Saint Martin’s Church from Part One adds purpose here.
C. The symbolism of the statue is the most important aspect of this scene.
D. The reader’s prior understanding of the girl’s life story is critical here.

1984 Part II Chapter 2

“Don't go out into the open. There might be someone watching. We're all right if we keep
behind the boughs.”
They were standing in the shade of hazel bushes. The sunlight, filtering through innumerable
leaves, was still hot on their faces. Winston looked out into the field beyond and underwent a
curious slow shock of recognition. He knew it by sight. An old, close-bitten pasture, with a footpath
wandering across it and a mole hill here and there. In the ragged hedge on the opposite side the
boughs of the elm trees swayed just perceptibly in the breeze, and their leaves stirred faintly in
dense masses like women's hair. Surely somewhere nearby, but out of sight, there must be a stream
with green pools where dace were swimming.
“Isn't there a stream somewhere near here?” he whispered.
“That's right, there is a stream. It's at the end of the next field actually. There are fish in it,
great big ones. You can watch them lying in the pools under the willow trees, waving their tails.”
“It's the Golden Country—almost,” he murmured.
“The Golden Country?”
“It's nothing really. A landscape I've seen sometimes in a dream.”

45. (RL1) Why does Winston decide not to go out into the open?
A. He is not ready to end his romantic date.
B. He does not want to be discovered by other people.
C. He wouldn’t be able to see the dace swimming.
D. He is looking for the Golden Country.
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46. (RL1) Which of the following questions remains unanswered?

A. Is Winston alone here?
B. Does this landscape remind Winston of any other place?
C. Is there a stream near the landscape?
D. Will Winston visit this place again?

47. (RL3) Which of the sentences from the excerpt best establishes the current setting?
A. “Isn't there a stream somewhere near here?” he whispered.
B. Winston looked out into the field beyond and underwent a curious slow shock of
recognition.
C. An old, close-bitten pasture, with a footpath wandering across it and a mole hill here and
there.
D. “It's nothing really. A landscape I've seen sometimes in a dream.”

48. (RL4) The writer says, “their leaves stirred faintly in dense masses like women's hair.” What is
the effect of the writer’s use of language?
A. The descriptive writing uses a simile that makes the language fresh and engaging.
B. The persuasive writing states an appeal that prompts the reader to take action.
C. The humorous writing uses word play that adds a comical effect to the story.
D. The expository writing provides the reader with key facts and specific details.

49. (RL6) When Winston is questioned regarding the Golden Country, he says, “It’s nothing really.”
Which technique characterizes Winston’s comment?
A. hyperbole
B. paradox
C. verbal irony
D. imagery

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“What was she like, your wife?” Julia said.

“She was—do you know the Newspeak word goodthinkful? Meaning naturally orthodox,
incapable of thinking a bad thought?”
“No, I didn't know the word, but I know the kind of person, right enough.”
He began telling her the story of his married life, but curiously enough she appeared to
know the essential parts of it already. She described to him almost as though she had seen or felt
it, the stiffening of Katharine's body as soon as he touched her, the way in which she still seemed
to be pushing him from her with all her strength even when her arms were clasped tightly
around him. With Julia he felt no difficulty in talking about such things; Katharine, in any case,
had long ceased to be a painful memory and became merely a distasteful one.
“I could have stood it if it hadn't been for one thing,” he said. He told her about the frigid
little ceremony that Katharine had forced him to go through on the same night every week. She
hated it, but nothing would make her stop doing it. She used to call it—but you'll never guess.”
“Our duty to the Party,” said Julia promptly.
“How did you know that?”

50. (RL1) How is it that Julia already seems to know so much about Katharine?
A. The two women have most likely met and shared stories with one another.
B. Women in Oceania probably have similar life experiences.
C. Winston has told Julia all of these details before.
D. Julia has been spying on Katharine because she’s jealous of her.

51. (RL4) Which sentence best demonstrates Winston’s current tone toward Katharine?
A. “No, I didn't know the word, but I know the kind of person, right enough.”
B. “I could have stood it if it hadn't been for one thing,” he said.
C. “Our duty to the Party,” said Julia promptly.
D. Katharine, in any case, had long ceased to be a painful memory and became merely a
distasteful one.

52. (RL3) What seems to be the sharpest difference between Katharine and Julia?
A. Katharine is unoriginal and orthodox while Julia is more independent and unrestrained.
B. Katharine is a loyal wife and mother while Julia is dishonest and childish with everyone.
C. Julia is hateful and critical, but Katharine is loving and supportive.
D. Julia has physical beauty while Katharine is beautiful only on the inside.

53. (RL4) What was Katharine’s “duty to the Party”?

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A. to marry Winston C. to have children

B. to always tell the truth D. to avoid women like Julia

54. (RL6) Based on the diction used here, how does Winston feel about his intimate times with
Katharine?
A. disgusted B. excited C. nervous D. confused

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“I have been hoping for an opportunity of talking to you,” he said. “I was reading one of your
Newspeak articles in the Times the other day. You take a scholarly interest in Newspeak, I
believe?”
Winston had recovered part of his self-possession. “Hardly scholarly,” he said. “I'm only an
amateur. It's not my subject. I have never had anything to do with the actual construction of the
language.”
“But you write it very elegantly,” said O'Brien. “That is not only my own opinion. I was
talking recently to a friend of yours who is certainly an expert. His name has slipped my memory
for the moment.”
Again Winston's heart stirred painfully. It was inconceivable that this was anything other
than a reference to Syme. But Syme was not only dead, he was abolished, an unperson. Any
identifiable reference to him would have been mortally dangerous. O'Brien's remark must
obviously have been intended as a signal, a code word. By sharing the small act of thoughtcrime
he had turned the two of them into accomplices. They had continued to stroll slowly down the
corridor, but now O'Brien halted. With the curious, disarming friendliness that he always
managed to put into the gesture, he resettled his spectacles on his nose. Then he went on:
“What I had really intended to say was that in your article I noticed you had used two words
which have become obsolete. But they have only become so very recently. Have you seen the
tenth edition of the Newspeak dictionary?”
“No,” said Winston. “I didn't think it had been issued yet. We are still using the ninth in the
Records Department.”

55. (RL1) How does Winston respond when O’Brien suggests that Winston has a scholarly
understanding of Newspeak?
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A. proudly B. humbly C. angrily D. sarcastically

56. (RL1) What is O’Brien’s opinion of Winston’s work at the Times?

A. O’Brien is impressed and finds only minor ways that Winston could improve.
B. O’Brien is totally in awe of Winston and considers Winston one of the best writers ever.
C. O’Brien may have been complimentary, but he mostly thinks Winston is a weak writer.
D. O’Brien is far more concerned about Winston’s friends than he is Winston’s writing.

57. (RL2) Which of the following summaries is the most accurate and complete representation of
O’Brien’s conversation with Winston?
A. The conversation begins with a discussion C. The conversation begins with a
discussion
of the Times. O’Brien favors the paper, but of Winston’s writing. O’Brien is very
Winston dislikes it. O’Brien thinks that complimentary, but Winston knows that
anyone who writes there is a genius, but he disapproves. Winston considers
Winston knows the truth. After a boring O’Brien to be a dangerous man, but he is
reference to Syme, the men depart. relieved when O’Brien mentions Syme.

B. The conversation begins with a discussion D. O’Brien surprisingly approaches

of Winston’s job. Clearly O’Brien wishes Winston for a brief chat. He starts
he could write for the Times. He is secretly by complimenting Winston’s writing
jealous of Winston and holds back from and then makes a dangerous reference
giving him a meaningful compliment. to Syme. Winston interprets the
He is also glad that Winston’s friend is reference as a secret code, and they
gone. end with more talk about Newspeak.

58. (RL4) What is an unperson?

A. a dead person remembered and discussed with fond displays of love
B. a dead person remembered and discussed with disgust and anger
C. a dead person who must be completely erased from records and memory
D. a living person who strongly desires to be dead

59. (RL6) Which is the best characterization of this conversation from 1984?
A. There is nothing special about the conversation. Dialogue is a normal part of the novel.
B. Inner and Outer Party members hardly interact, so this conversation is rare.
C. This conversation is uplifting because Inner Party members tend to be nice.
D. Conversations like this one are very similar to how they were before Big Brother’s rule.
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1984 Part II Chapter 7

He would have liked to continue talking about his mother. He did not suppose, from what he
could remember of her, that she had been an unusual woman, still less an intelligent one; and
yet she had possessed a kind of nobility, a kind of purity, simply because the standards that
she obeyed were private ones. Her feelings were her own, and could not be altered from
outside. It would not have occurred to her that an action which is ineffectual thereby becomes
meaningless. If you loved someone, you love him, and when you had nothing else to give, you
still gave him love. When the last of the chocolate was gone, his mother had clasped the child in
her arms. It was no use, it changed nothing, it did not produce more chocolate, it did not avert
the child's death or her own; but it seems natural to her to do it. The refugee woman in the
boat had also covered the little boy with her arm, which was no more use against the bullets
than a sheet of paper. The terrible thing that the Party had done was to persuade you that
mere impulses, mere feelings, were of no account, while at the same time robbing you of all
power over the material world. When once you were in the grip of the Party, what you felt or
did not feel, what you did or refrained from doing, made literally no difference. Whatever
happened you vanished, and neither you nor your actions were ever heard of again. You were
lifted cleaned out of the stream of history. And yet to the people of only two generations ago,
this would not have seemed all important, because they were not attempting to alter history.
They were governed by private loyalties which they did not question. What mattered were
individual relationships, and a completely helpless gesture, an embrace, a tear, a word spoken
to a dying man, could have value in itself. The proles, it suddenly occurred to him, had
remained in this condition. They were not loyal to a party or a country or an idea, they were
loyal to one another. For the first time in his life he did not despise the proles or think of them
merely as an inert force which would one day spring to life and regenerate the world. The
proles had stayed human. They had not become hardened inside. They had held onto the
primitive emotions which he himself had to relearn by conscious effort. And in thinking this he
remembered, without apparent relevance, how a few weeks ago he had seen a severed hand
lying on the pavement and had kicked it into the gutter as though it had been a cabbage stalk.

60. (RL3) Which term would Winston use to accurately describe his mother as he remembers her?
A. unusual B. intelligent C. nurturing D. rebellious
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61. (RL2) Which are both used as good examples of the importance of maintaining private feelings?
A. the little boy and the refugee woman
B. the younger proles and the older proles
C. Winston and his mother
D. Winston’s mother and the refugee woman

62. (RL3) What does the severed hand symbolize in this context?
A. fond memories of the past
B. Big Brother’s loss of power
C. humanity’s loss of compassion
D. the benefits of war

63. (RL4) Which definition of the term regenerate applies to this context?
A. to make over/restart
B. to defend/protect
C. to destroy/obliterate
D. to question/cast doubt

64. (RL1) Which sentence best supports the claim that Oceanians will not leave any type of legacy
behind after death?
A. Her feelings were her own, and could not be altered from outside.
B. Whatever happened you vanished, and neither you nor your actions were ever heard of again.
C. They were governed by private loyalties which they did not question.
D. They were not loyal to a party or a country or an idea, they were loyal to one another.
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1984 Part II Chapter 10

He stood dead still. No one had hit him yet. Thoughts which came of their own accord but seemed totally
uninteresting began to flit through his mind. He wondered whether they had got Mr. Charrington. He
wondered what they had done to the woman in the yard. He noticed that he badly wanted to urinate, and
felt a faint surprise, because he had done so only two or three hours ago. He noticed that the clock on the
mantle piece said nine, meaning twenty-one. But the light seemed too strong. Would not the light be fading
at twenty-one hours on an August evening? He wondered whether after all he and Julia had mistaken the
time—had slept the clock round and thought it was twenty-thirty when really it was nought eight-thirty on
the following morning. But he did not pursue the thought further. It was not interesting.
There was another, lighter step in the passage. Mr. Charrington came into the room. The demeanor of
the black-uniformed men suddenly became more subdued. Something had also changed in Mr.
Charrington's appearance. His eye fell on the fragments of the glass paperweight.
"Pick up those pieces," he said sharply.

A man stooped to obey. The cockney accent had disappeared; Winston suddenly realized whose voice it
was that he had heard a few moments ago on the telescreen. Mr. Charrington was still wearing his old
velvet jacket, but his hair, which had been almost white, had turned black. Also he was not wearing his
spectacles. He gave Winston a single sharp glance, as though verifying his identity, and then paid no more
attention to him. He was still recognizable, but he was not the same person any longer. His body had
straightened, and seemed to have grown bigger. His face had undergone only tiny changes that had
nevertheless worked a complete transformation. The black eyebrows were less bushy, the wrinkles were
gone, the whole lines of the face seemed to have altered; even the nose seemed shorter. It was the alert,
cold face of a man of about five and thirty. It occurred to Winston that for the first time in his life he was
looking, with knowledge, at a member of the Thought Police.

65. (RL1) What will be the most logical next step for the plot?
A. Winston will disappear and be punished.
B. Big Brother will personally reward Winston.
C. Winston will be reunited with his long, lost family.
D. Winston will be promoted to a position with the Thought Police.

66. (RL1) Who picks up the pieces of the glass paperweight from the floor?
A. Winston
B. Mr. Charrington
C. an unnamed subordinate of Mr. Charrington’s
D. the woman who had previously been in the yard
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67. (RL3) Why had Mr. Charrington disguised himself as a much older person until now?
A. He was able to remind Winston of Winston’s own father.
B. It was an easier way to lure Winston into questionable ideas of the memorable past.
C. Older people are not nearly as intimidating as younger people regarding friendships.
D. Winston would not mistake Charrington for Big Brother that way.

68. (RL3) What could the shattered glass paperweight symbolize here?
A. Mr. Charrington’s broken dreams
B. Big Brother’s shattered control over Winston
C. the destruction of Winston’s private world
D. the falling apart of Winston’s family

69. (RL5) Part One ends when Winston buys the coral and first sees Charrington’s private room.
This excerpt concludes Part Two. What is the overall difference between Parts One and Two?

A. Mr. Charrington’s deceptive persona C. The protagonist’s “crime” of independent

established through constant interaction thought, which slowly progressed in Part
with Winston in Part One leads Winston One, evolved into potentially deadly actions
to change from good to evil in Part Two. In Part Two.

B. The peace established in Part One by D. Big Brother’s complete authority, which is
the four ministries of Oceania changed well-established in Part One, finally turns
abruptly to war and chaos in Part Two. into weakness in Part Two.

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"Smith?" said the woman. "Thass funny. My name's Smith too. Why," she added sentimentally, "I
might be your mother!"
She might, thought Winston, be his mother. She was about the right age and physique, and
it was probable that people changed somewhat after twenty years in a forced-labor camp.
No one else had spoken to him. To a surprising extent the ordinary criminals ignored the
Party prisoners. "The polits," they called them, with a sort of uninterested contempt. The Party
prisoners seemed terrified of speaking to anybody and above all of speaking to one another.
Only once, when two Party members, both women, were pressed close together on the bench, he
overheard amid the din of voices a few hurriedly whispered words; and in particular a reference
to something called "room one-oh-one," which he did not understand.

70. (RL1) What is probably the reason that other Party prisoners are choosing not to speak to
Winston?
A. hatred of the Party C. pity for him
B. fear of their unknown situation D. apathy toward him
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71. (RL3) Which description best characterizes the woman who speaks here?
A. a nervous woman who is afraid to be in jail
B. an angry woman who is trying to add to Winston’s pain
C. a boisterous woman who intensifies Winston’s curiosity
D. a Party prisoner who knows exactly what will happen next

72. (RL4) What is a polit?

A. an ordinary criminal, probably a prole
B. a Party prisoner
C. a prisoner who had committed a violent crime such as murder
D. a prisoner who had no idea why he had been arrested

73. (RL5) How does this excerpt fit into the overall structure and purpose of the novel?
A. It finally answers specific questions about the protagonist’s mother.
B. It places Winston in a different environment that shows his brave side to the reader.
C. It prepares the reader to finally see Big Brother face to face.
D. It validates Winston’s constant fear and suggests the common doom of many people.

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It was thinkable that the razor blade might arrive concealed in his food, if he were ever fed.
More dimly he thought of Julia. Somewhere or other she was suffering, perhaps far worse
than he. She might be screaming with pain at this moment. He thought: "If I could save Julia
by doubling my own pain, would I do it? Yes, I would." But that was merely an intellectual
decision, taken because he knew that he ought to take it. He did not feel it. In this place you
could not feel anything, except pain and the foreknowledge of pain. Besides, was it possible,
when you were actually suffering it, to wish for any reason whatever that your own pain
should increase? But that question was not answerable yet.
The boots were approaching again. The door opened. O'Brien came in.
Winston started to his feet. The shock of the sight had driven all caution out of him. For
the first time in many years he forgot the presence of the telescreen.
"They've got you too!" he cried.
"They got me a long time ago,” said O'Brien with a mild, almost regretful irony. He
stepped aside. From behind him there emerged a broad-chested guard with a long black
truncheon in his hand.
"You knew this, Winston,” said O’Brien. “Don't deceive yourself. You did know it—you
have always known it."
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74. (RL1) If Winston were to receive the razorblade, from whom would he think it were sent?
A. the Brotherhood
B. Julia
C. Big Brother
D. his father

75. (RL1) Why doesn’t Winston know if he would double his own pain in order to end Julia’s pain?
A. He does not know if Julia would do the same for him.
B. He has not experienced true pain and does not know how he would respond at the time.
C. He knows that a certain amount of pain would cause his death.
D. He wants to avoid anything that could make him seem like a coward.

76. (RL3) Why is Winston shocked to see O’Brien here?

A. It is surprising to see that an Inner Party member may have also done something wrong.
B. He had always believed that O’Brien was actually Big Brother.
C. He thought O’Brien no longer admired him after one of their previous conversations.
D. He never imagined seeing O’Brien anywhere outside of work.

77. (RL4) Which of the following would be an example of an “intellectual decision” in the same way
that Winston uses the term in the excerpt?
A. to see a poster of Big Brother and feel like its eyes are watching you
B. to choose to use a speakwrite at work because all employees are given one
C. to make sneaky plans to meet a friend somewhere where no other people will be
D. to think you would willingly switch places with an innocent person who has been sent
to prison

78. (RL1) According to O’Brien, what is it that Winston has always known?
A. that Big Brother is always right
B. that dating younger women is off limits in Oceania
C. that Oceania is greater than all other places
D. that Winston would eventually be caught for his wrongdoings
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1984 Part III Chapter 2

"But I tell you, Winston, that reality is not external. Reality exists in the human mind and
nowhere else. Not in the individual mind, which can make mistakes, and in any case soon
perishes; only in the mind of the Party, which is collective and immortal. Whatever the Party
holds to be truth is truth. It is impossible to see reality except by looking through the eyes of the
Party. That is the fact that you have got to relearn, Winston. It needs an act of self-destruction,
and effort of the will. You must humble yourself before you can become sane."
He paused for few moments, as though to allow what he had been saying to sink in.
"Do you remember," he went on, "writing in your diary, 'Freedom is the freedom to say
that two plus two make four'?"
"Yes," said Winston.
O'Brien held up his left hand, its back toward Winston, with the thumb hidden and the four
fingers extended.
"How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?"
"Four."
"And if the Party says that it is not four but five—then how many?"
"Four."
The word ended in a gasp of pain. The needle of the dial had shot up to fifty-five.

79. (RL1) Why does O’Brien mention Winston’s diary?

A. to prove to Winston that he is aware of the existence of the diary
B. to allow Winston to choose his own punishment for having the diary
C. to prove to Winston once and for all that he really does work for Big Brother
D. to determine if Winston holds the same core beliefs that he held at the time of the diary entry

80. (RL1) According to O’Brien, what must Winston do in order to become sane?
A. He must destroy his personal reality in order to accept what the Party decides is true.
B. He must learn to count correctly.
C. He must show more respect for O’Brien’s authority.
D. He must convince everyone he knows that the Party can choose to be weak or strong.

81. (RL5) What is the effect of the use of dialogue here instead of the use of private thoughts?
A. It demonstrates another character’s key flaws when that character is around Winston.
B. It shows that Winston will risk his life in order to remain loyal to Big Brother.
C. It shows Winston’s statements of courage in the presence of a more powerful character.
D. It shows that Winston’s mind drifts to unrelated topics during conversations.
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82. (RL1) Which does the Party ultimately desire to control?

A. the mind B. the body C. life after death D. everyone’s diary

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"We have beaten you, Winston. We have broken you up. You have seen what your body is like.
Your mind is in the same state. I do not think there can be much pride left in you. You have
been kicked and flogged and insulted, you have screamed with pain, you have rolled on the
floor in your own blood and vomit. You have whimpered for mercy, you have betrayed
everybody and everything. Can you think of a single degradation that has not happened to
you?"
Winston had stopped weeping, though the tears were still oozing out of his eyes. He
looked up at O'Brien.
"I have not betrayed Julia," he said.
O'Brien looked down at him thoughtfully. "No," he said, "no; that is perfectly true. You
have not betrayed Julia."
The peculiar reverence for O'Brien, which nothing seemed able to destroy, flooded
Winston's heart again. How intelligent, he thought, how intelligent! Never did O'Brien fail to
understand what was said to him. Anyone else on earth would have answered promptly that
he had betrayed Julia. For what was there that they had not screwed out of him under the
torture? He had told them everything he knew about her, her habits, her character, her past
life; he had confessed in the most trivial detail everything that had happened at their
meetings, all day he had said to her and she to him, their black-market meals, their adulteries,
their vague plottings against the Party—everything. And yet, in the sense in which he
intended the word, he had not betrayed her. He had not stopped loving her; his feeling toward
her had remained the same. O'Brien had seen what he meant without the need for
explanation.
"Tell me," he said, "how soon will they shoot me?"
"It might be a long time," said O'Brien. "You are a difficult case. But don't give up hope.
Everything is cured sooner or later. In the end we shall shoot you."
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83. (RL1) Which action would Winston consider a betrayal of Julia?

A. to tell their secrets to others
B. to stop his feelings of love for her
C. to state her wrongdoings under torture
D. to admit that she wants to overthrow the Party

84. (RL1) What will happen to Winston after the Party cures him of his insanity?
A. He will be freed.
B. He will be sent to prison.
C. He will be shot.
D. He will become a Thought Police Agent.

85. (RL2) Which central idea is demonstrated through Winston and O’Brien’s interaction?
A. O’Brien is a symbol of the Party, which Winston is learning to accept and love.
B. O’Brien represents pure evil, and Winston represents both good and evil.
C. Winston represents true patriotism, and O’Brien is trying to change those beliefs.
D. O’Brien is an intelligent Party member who is jealous that Winston learns so quickly.

86. (RL4) Which description from the excerpt expresses Winston’s tone toward O’Brien?
A. peculiar reverence
B. the most trivial detail
C. a single degradation
D. a difficult case

87. (RL6) What does O’Brien mean when he urges Winston not to “give up hope”?
A. the hope of being reunited with Julia
B. the hope of being cured of insanity
C. the hope of being released from prison
D. the hope of being able to switch places with O’Brien
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1984 Part III Chapter 4

He could not fight against the Party any longer. Besides, the Party was in the right. It must be
so: how could the immortal, collective brain be mistaken? By what external standard could
you check its judgments? Sanity was statistical. It was merely a question of learning to think
as they thought. Only—!
The pencil felt sick and awkward in his fingers. He began to write down the thoughts
that came into his head. He wrote first in large clumsy capitals:

FREEDOM IS SLAVERY.

Then almost without a pause he wrote beneath it:

TWO AND TWO MAKE FIVE.

But then there came a sort of check. His mind, as though shying away from something,
seemed unable to concentrate. He knew that he knew what came next, but for the moment he
could not recall it. When he did recall it, it was only by consciously reasoning out what it must
be; it did not come of its own accord. He wrote:

GOD IS POWER.

He accepted everything. The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was
at war with Eastasia. Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia. Jones, Aaronson, and
Rutherford were guilty of the crimes they were charged with. He had never seen the
photograph that disproved their guilt.

88. (RL1) Which sentence best demonstrates Winston’s continued loss of willpower?
A. He could not fight against the Party any longer.
B. Sanity was statistical.
C. The pencil felt sick and awkward and his fingers.
D. GOD IS POWER.
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89. (RL2) How does this excerpt advance the central idea that Winston has a complicated
connection with the Party?
A. He struggles to finally accept the Party’s version of truth, which contradicts the proof
he has personally known.
B. Winston tries his best to worship Big Brother even though he secretly wants to be Big
Brother.
C. Winston hates the great things about the Party such as loyalty, but he loves the terrible
things about the Party such as abuse.
D. Winston dislikes what the Party did to his family but he loves that the Party is really his
new family.

90. (RL3) Which choice does the author make here in order to further characterize Winston?
A. Winston is portrayed in the way that others view him instead of the way he views
himself.
B. The text takes a very close look into Winston’s private thoughts.
C. The text prioritizes Winston’s actions from most important to least important.
D. The text refers to Jones, Aaronson, and Rutherford in order to showcase Winston’s
closest friends.

91. (RL4) Why does Winston write in large, “clumsy” capitals?

A. He is purposefully trying to disguise his handwriting.
B. His handwriting is another example of something that all Oceanians have in common.
C. He wants his handwriting to be a symbol of his silly, clumsy mood.
D. He is in an emotional state of mind and does not write things by hand very often.

92. (RL1) What is Winston attempting to do in this excerpt?

A. He wants to somehow connect with his past.
B. He attempts to figure out what Jones, Aaronson, and Rutherford would do in his
situation.
C. He forces himself to accept his government’s lies.
D. He is writing his suicide note.
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1984 Part III Chapter 6

Under the table Winston’s feet made convulsive movements. He had not stirred from his seat, but in his
mind he was running, swiftly running, he was with the crowds outside, cheering himself deaf. He looked up
again at the portrait of Big Brother. The colossus that bestrode the world! The rock against which the
hordes of Asia dashed themselves in vain! He thought how ten minutes ago—yes, only ten minutes—there
had still been equivocation in his heart as he wondered whether the news from the front would be of
victory or defeat. Ah, it was more than a Eurasian army that had perished! Much had changed in him since
the first day in the Ministry of Love, but the final, indispensable, healing change had never happened, until
this moment.
The voice from the telescreen was still pouring forth its tale of prisoners and booty and slaughter,
but the shouting outside had died down a little. The waiters were turning back to their work. One of them
approached with the gin bottle. Winston, sitting in a blissful dream, paid no attention as his glass was filled
up. He was not running or cheering any longer. He was back in the Ministry of Love, with everything
forgiven, his soul white as snow. He was in the public dock, confessing everything, implicating everybody.
He was walking down the white-tiled corridor, with the feeling of walking in sunlight, and an armed guard
at his back. The long-hoped for bullet was entering his brain.
He gazed up at the enormous face. Forty years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was
hidden beneath the dark mustache. O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from
the loving breast! Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything
was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother.

93. (RL1) Why are the crowds cheering outside?

A. Big Brother is on all the telescreens.
B. Big Brother’s military has won its latest battle.
C. People know that Winston is being punished.
D. People have been told that rations are increasing.

94. (RL4) Which is the best definition of colossus as it is used in this excerpt?
A. giant and powerful C. small and weak
B. wicked and destructive D. unknown or secretive

95. (RL1) According to the excerpt, why is it useless for the “hordes of Asia” to dash themselves?
A. No one knows anything about Asia. C. The hordes cannot defeat Big Brother.
B. Winston will never be allowed to move there. D. Everyone there is going to die anyway.
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96. (RL4) Which term could be substituted for equivocation without changing the meaning of the
sentence?
A. uncertainty B. anger C. confidence D. love

97. (RL1) Winston says that more than a Eurasian army has perished. He implies that _________
has/have also perished.
A. many of his fellow comrades C. Julia
B. the old Winston D. the participants of the Rebellion

98. (RL1) In paragraph two, Winston _______________.

A. really dies C. drinks his gin
B . goes to the Ministry of Love D. is dreaming

99. (RL1) Whose enormous face does Winston see in paragraph three?
A. his own
B. O’Brien’s
C. Big Brother’s
D. there is no way to figure out who it is

100. (RL3) Had Orwell written one more chapter that logically follows the pattern set forth in the
book, then most likely_____.
A. Winston and Julia would become the first martyrs
B. Big Brother would be overthrown by the Brotherhood
C. Winston would be vaporized and never spoken of afterward
D. Katharine would reappear and ironically yearn for intimacy with her husband
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Answer Key 36. B 72. B

1. C 37. B 73. D
2. A 38. A 74. A
3. B 39. D 75. B
4. D 40. B 76. A
5. B 41. C 77. D
6. C 42. A 78. D
7. D 43. D 79. D
8. D 44. A 80. A
9. A 45. B 81. C
10. C 46. D 82. A
11. A 47. C 83. B
12. B 48. A 84. C
13. A 49. C 85. A
14. B 50. B 86. A
15. B 51. D 87. B
16. A 52. A 88. A
17. D 53. C 89. A
18. C 54. A 90. B
19. A 55. B 91. D
20. C 56. A 92. C
21. B 57. D 93. B
22. C 58. C 94. A
23. B 59. B 95. C
24. D 60. C 96. A
25. B 61. D 97. B
26. B 62. C 98. D
27. C 63. A 99. C
28. A 64. B 100. C
29. D 65. A
30. D 66. C
31. C 67. B
32. D 68. C
33. B 69. C
34. A 70. B
35. A 71. C

Orwell, George, and Erich Fromm. 1984. New York: New American Library, 1977. Print.