1984

Part 1, Chapter 1

Reading Check

1. Oceania (Part 1, Chapter 1)

2. Big Brother (Part 1, Chapter 1)

Short-Answer Response

1. A telescreen is a two-way audiovisual transmitter that everyone has in their home; it cannot be turned off. (Part 1, Chapter 1)

2. Winston has bought a diary and begins writing in it in Part 1, Chapter 1; this action is punishable by death. (Part 1, Chapter 1)

Part 1, Chapters 2-4

Reading Check

1. Mrs. Parsons/his neighbor (Part 1, Chapter 2)

2. exercise (Part 1, Chapter 3)

Short-Answer Response

1. Winston remembers an air-raid siren going off and how much it surprised everyone. (Part 1, Chapter 3)

2. It is called the Ministry of Truth, but its job is really to hide the truth. (Part 1, Chapter 4)

Part 1, Chapters 5-6

Reading Check

1. removes words from the dictionary (Part 1, Chapter 5)

2. Katharine (Part 1, Chapter 6)

Short-Answer Response

1. The Ministry of Plenty announces that rations are being changed to reflect a 20% rise in the standard of living, but Winston is sure that rations have been reduced. (Part 1, Chapter 5)

2. Winston believes that passionate sex can be a form of rebellion against the “wall of virtue” the Party has erected. (Part 1, Chapter 6)

Part 1, Chapters 7-8

Reading Check

1. the proles (Part 1, Chapter 7)

2. above Mr. Charrington’s shop (Part 1, Chapter 8)

Short-Answer Response

1. Winston once held in his own hands a photograph that proved that the Party had lied about the alleged criminal actions of a group of men executed for anti-Party actions. (Part 1, Chapter 7)

2. Winston sees the dark-haired woman from work whom he believes to be some kind of spy. (Part 1, Chapter 8)

Part 2, Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. Julia (Part 2, Chapter 2)

2. rats (Part 2, Chapter 4)

Short-Answer Response

1. The woman bumps into Winston at work, using this as a cover to hand him a slip of paper that says, “I love you.” (Part 2, Chapter 1)

2. Winston recalls that when he and Katherine were out hiking, he had an opportunity to push her from a cliff. (Part 2, Chapter 3)

Part 2, Chapters 5-8

Reading Check

1. Hate Week (Part 2, Chapter 5)

2. each other (Part 2, Chapter 7)

Short-Answer Response

1. He believes that this is O’Brien’s coded way of inviting him to join the Brotherhood. (Part 2, Chapter 6)

2. The lack of surveillance gives Winston the courage to tell O’Brien his real feelings about the Party and ask questions about the Brotherhood. (Part 2, Chapter 8)

Part 2, Chapter 9

Reading Check

1. Oceania’s enemy has suddenly changed. (Part 2, Chapter 9)

2. why the Party wants so much power (Part 2, Chapter 9)

Short-Answer Response

1. He must work overtime to change historical accounts to reflect the change in Oceania’s allies and enemies. (Part 2, Chapter 9)

2. It explains the history of how the Party came to power through the evolution of capitalism into socialism and then into totalitarianism. (Part 2, Chapter 9)

Part 3, Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. the Ministry of Love (Part 3, Chapter 1)

2. seven years (Part 3, Chapter 3)

3. rats (Part 3, Chapter 5)

Short-Answer Response

1. Winston feels grateful to O’Brien for ending his pain when O’Brien leaves off torturing him. (Part 3, Chapter 2)

2. He must learn to truly love Big Brother. (Part 3, Chapter 4)

Part 3, Chapter 6-Appendix

Reading Check

1. the Chestnut Tree Cafe (Part 3, Chapter 6)

2. Newspeak (Part 3, Appendix)

Short-Answer Response

1. He has difficulty concentrating and remembering things accurately. (Part 3, Chapter 6)

2. He accepts the Party’s authority and has even come to love Big Brother. (Part 3, Chapter 6)