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TompkinsERWCEnglish

1984

Name:___________________

PARTONEChapterI(pp.1pp.20)

1.Whatisatelescreen?Howisitdifferentfromthetelevisionsweknow?

Isitpossibletomakeatelevisionthatcouldseeandheareverythingintheroom?Could
suchadevicebeusedfordiscoveringcriminalsandterrorists?Coulditbeusedfor
politicalcontrol?Woulditbeagoodideatoinstallsuchadeviceineveryhousehold?

2.WhatarethefourgovernmentministriesthatcontroltheworldofBigBrother?Inour
ownsociety,wehavedepartmentsinthefederalgovernmentsuchastheDepartmentof
DefenseandtheDepartmentofEducation.Arethesethesameastheministriesin
Oceania?Howaretheydifferent?

3.WhydoesWinstonwanttokeepadiary?Why,eventhoughitisnotillegalbecause
therearenolaws,couldhebepunishedbydeathor25yearsinalaborcampfor
possessingit?

TompkinsERWCEnglish

1984

Name:___________________

4.WhatistheTwominutesHate?Whateffectdoesithaveonthepeople?

5.WhoisEmanuelGoldstein?Whyisitimportanttohatehim?

ChapterII(pp.2029)

6.WhyareparentsinOceaniaoftenafraidoftheirchildren?

7.WhatdoesOBriensaytoWinstoninhisdream?Whatdoyouthinkitmightmean?

ChapterIII(pp.2937)

8.WhatdoesWinstondreamabout?Whatdoesittellusabouthim?

TompkinsERWCEnglish

1984

Name:___________________

9.HowcantheexerciseinstructorseethatWinstonisnottouchinghistoes?

ChapterIV(pp.3748)

10.WhatisWinstonsjobintheMinistryofTruth?Ishegoodatit?Howdoeshefeel
aboutit?

ChapterV(pp.4863)

11.WhatisthepurposeofNewspeak?Whowilleventuallyspeakit?

12.WhoaretheThoughtPolice?

13.WhydoesWinstonthinkthathiscolleague,Symes,willbevaporized?

ChapterVI(pp.6369)

14.WhatkindofmarriagedoesWinstonhave?Whydoeshelivealone?

TompkinsERWCEnglish

1984

Name:___________________

ChapterVII(pp.6981)

15.Whoaretheproles?WhydoesWinstonwrite,Ifthereishope,itliesinthe
proles?

16.Winstonquotesfromatextbookaboutthecapitalistsinfrockcoatsandtophats
whoranLondonbeforetherevolution.Isthereanytruthtothisdescription?Isthereany
wayforWinstontocheckonitsaccuracy?

17.WhatistheChestnutTreeCaf?WhoareJones,Aaronson,andRutherford?What
happenstothem?

18.Winstonwrites,IunderstandHOW.IdonotunderstandWHY.Whatdoeshemean
bythis?

ChapterVIII(pp.81104)

19.WhydoesWinstonreturntothejunkshopwhereheboughtthediary?Whatdoes
hebuythere?

20.WhyisWinstonscaredofthegirlfromthefictiondepartment?

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