Category: Book Club
edMe Reading Companion app for The Great Gatsby(TM). It has high-quality formative questions to ensure that your student gets the most out of this great book.
Question #8
Were there any words that you did not know?
You can always list them here.
Question #3
O'Brien tells Winston that what waits in Room 101 is different for each person, that it is "the worst thing in the world" for each person. What is that thing for Winston?
Question #4
Parson's children, like nearly all children, are "ungovernable little savages", but somehow they do not mind the discipline imposed on them by the Party. "On the contrary, they adored the Party and everything connected with it."
What does"contrary"mean?
Question #7
Winston struggles to hold on to his memories, but this is difficult because the Party has removed all evidence of the past. What is one definite lie that Winston can still dispute with his own recollections?
Question #3
Syme is reducing the number of words in the Newspeak dictionary. For example, he does not see any justification for opposites and synonyms. He thinks "Ungood" and "Plusgood" are better than "bad" or "excellent" because they are less vague. What does "justification"mean?
Question #2
What percentage of Oceania's population is made up of proles (people not belonging to the Party)?
Feedback
You made it to the end! Here is your feedback for "Part I Chapter 8"
Think about what strategies worked (and didn't work) for you this time. How can you do well next time?
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You made it to the end! Here is your feedback for "Part II Chapter 2"
Think about what strategies worked (and didn't work) for you this time. How can you do well next time?
Question #5
Julia sees a rat and "For several moments [Winston] had had the feeling of being back in a nightmare which had recurred from time to time throughout his life."
What does"recurred"mean?