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1. When Julia falls in front of Winston, her arm is in a sling. Which arm is in a sling?
a) Her Left Arm
b) Her Right Arm
c) Both Arms
2. Julia works in the __________ Department.
a) Non-Fiction
b) Truth
c) Fiction
d) None of the above
3. Winston is to take a train from what station to meet Julia in the countryside?
a)Pensington Station
b)Paddingston Station
c)Paddington Station
d)None of the above
4. Winston and Julia decide to meet in Victory Square at what time?
a) 15:00
b) 13:00
c) 19:00
d) 18:00
5. Parsons speaks to Winston about Hate Week in the canteen. He is most enthusiastic about:
a) the hate spirit
b) the paper mache model of a church
c) the food
d) None of the above
1. Is there a possibility that Julia could be playing Winston to get him to confess? What are her intentions towards Winston?
2. When Winston and Julia meet at Victory Square, a convoy of Eurasian prisoners are being tortured. Why would they decide to torture prisoners in a public setting?
3. Isn't it both dangerous and ironic how Winston believes she's a spy or a member of the thought police, yet he makes multiple attempts to speak to her? Why do you think he does this?
4. Earlier in the book, Winston thinks about how he would rather die right away than have to confess to the Thought Police and be tortured. He says that there really isn't any point in life if the end was all the same. After receiving the note, why does he suddenly have a desire to keep living?
5. At Victory Square, Winston and Julia hold hands for the first time. Why is this important? What does it symbolize?
P.112 Begin: “…the girl had slipped something into his hand.”
End: “It was a scrap of paper folded into a square.”
P.113 Begin: “Whatever was written on the paper, it must have some kind of political meaning.”
End: “Perhaps the Brotherhood existed after all!”
P. 115 Begin: “Only five nights ago he had contemplated smashing her skull in with a cobblestone; but that was of no importance.”
End: “A kind of fever seized him at the thought that he might lose her, the white youthful body might slip away from him!”
P.122 Begin: “It was almost time for Winston and the girl to part. But at the last moment, while the crowd still hemmed them in, her hand felt for his and gave it a fleeting squeeze.”
P. 123 End: “… the eyes of the aged prisoner gazed mournfully at Winston out of nests of hair.”
P.113 “On it was written, in a large unformed handwriting: I love you.”
P. 115 “At the sight of the words I love you the desire to stay alive had welled up in him, and the taking of minor risks suddenly seemed stupid. It was not till twenty-three hours, when he was home and in bed- in the darkness, where you were safe even from the telescreen so long as you kept silent- that he was able to think continuously.”
P.115-116 “It was like trying to make a move at chess when you were already mated. Whichever way you turned, the telescreen faced you.”
· Vain - Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.
· Pneumatic- Containing or operated by air or gas under pressure.
· Incriminate - Make (someone) appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing
· Niggle - Cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety.
· Fatuous- Silly and pointless
· Folly – Foolish or stupid
· Vanquish- Defeat thoroughly or conquer
· Saccharine- Excessively sweet or sentimental
· Vaporize- To convert to vapor or disappear
· Transparent- See through, translucent
P.122 “The prevailing emotion was simply curiosity. Foreigners, whether from Eurasia or from Eastasia, were a kind of strange animal. One literally never saw them except in the guise of prisoners, and even as prisoners one never got more than a momentary glimpse of them. Nor did one know what became of them, apart from the few who were hanged as war-criminals: the others simply vanished…”
Get into groups of three or four and try to unscramble as many words as you can in 3 minutes. The team with the most correctly unscrambled words gets a prize!
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