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QUESTION 1

1) Where is Syme? (1)

• Vaporised

QUESTION 2

2) Winston says to Julie “You only rebel from the waist downwards.” What does he mean by this? (2)

• She doesn’t care about party doctrine

• She rebels with her sexuality

• She doesn’t rebel with her intellect

QUESTION 3

3) Under what false pretense did O’Brien invite Winston to his house? Does Winston believe this to be true? (3)

• He heard Winston knows a lot about Newspeark

• Winston should come over and pick up the lastest dictionary

• Winston doesn’t believe this

QUESTION 4

4) Why does Winston change his mind about the proles, and start to consider them “human beings?” (2)

• They care for one another

• They haven’t lost their humanity the way members of the Party have

• They are capable of love

• They are happier

• They are fertile

QUESTION 5

5) What do Winston and Julia consider “real betrayal?” (1)

• Not loving each other any more

QUESTION 6

6) What is O’Brien’s description of the Brotherhood? (4)

• No leader

• Loose organisation of individuals

• Can’t identify one another

• They must obey their orders without question

• Don’t help each other when they get caught, except maybe to commit suicide

QUESTION 7

7) Who is Oceania’s new enemy? How does the Party explain the posters and banners? Do people believe this? (3)

• Eastasia

• It was Goldstein’s sabotage

• Yes/they appear to

QUESTION 8

8) What is the significance of the Thought Police smashing the paperweight (Hint: think about what the paperweight and antiques represent)? (3)

• Paperweight represents the past/history, and Winston’s hope for the future

• The Thought Police destroys the paperweight just as the Party destroys the past

• Winston’s hopefulness is shattered