Author: admin

Posted on by

Chapter 23

Jonas continues to move forward "imperceptibly".

What does "imperceptibly" mean in this this context?

How does the snow impact Jonas?

What memory does Jonas first recall in order to be able to continue to move forward?

What does Jonas realize in this chapter is a result of leaving The Giver earlier than he had originally intended?

What happens to Jonas as he nears the top of the hill?

What happens to Jonas reaches the top of the hill?

Which statement below best captures the main theme of the book The Giver?

Posted on by

Question #2

On every landing in the stairwell of Winston Smith's building, there is a large poster of Big Brother: "It depicted simply an enormous face, more than a metre wide: the face of a man of about forty–five, with a heavy black moustache and ruggedly handsome features."

What does"features"mean?





Posted on by

Question #3

Inside Winston's apartment is a telescreen, which he can dim but never turn off. "The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it, moreover, so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plaque commanded, he could be seen as well as heard."

What does"simultaneously"mean?





Posted on by

Question #4

There are four government Ministries, "…between which the entire apparatus of government was divided. The Ministry of Truth, which concerned itself with news, entertainment, education, and the fine arts. The Ministry of Peace, which concerned itself with war. The Ministry of Love, which maintained law and order. And the Ministry of Plenty, which was responsible for economic affairs."

What does"apparatus"mean?





Posted on by

Question #5

Which Ministry does Winston think is the really frightening one?





Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answers is correct.

Posted on by

Question #7

Winston decided to begin a diary on this particular day because of an incident with O'Brien, which "happened that morning at the Ministry, if anything so nebulous could be said to happen."

What does"nebulous"mean?





Posted on by

Question #8

The principal figure in the daily Two Minutes Hate is Emmanuel Goldstein, the Enemy of the People. "He was the primal traitor, the earliest defiler of the Party's purity. All subsequent crimes against the Party, all treacheries, acts of sabotage, heresies, deviations, sprang directly out of his teaching."

What does"subsequent"mean?





Posted on by

Question #9

After Winston writes DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER several times in his diary, he begins to feel panic and considers tearing out those pages. "He did not do so, however, because he knew that it was useless. Whether he wrote DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER, or whether he refrained from writing it, made no difference."

What does"refrained"mean?