Winston struggles to educate himself into alignment with the "immortal collective brain" of the Party: "By what external standard could you check its judgements? Sanity was statistical. It was merely a question of learning to think as they thought."

What does"statistical"mean?

What is the main idea of this chapter?

Explaining the torture methods of Room 101, O'Brien explains, "By itself,' he said, 'pain is not always enough. There are occasions when a human being will stand out against pain, even to the point of death. But for everyone there is something unendurable —— something that cannot be contemplated."

What does"contemplated"mean?

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?

Winston tries unsuccessfully to fight the panic that he feels as the cage comes closer: "Winston heard a succession of shrill cries which appeared to be occurring in the air above his head."

What does"succession"mean?

After Winston betrays Julia, suggesting that the torture be done to her rather than to himself, Winston knows the cage is still near his face, "But through the darkness that enveloped him he heard another metallic click, and knew that the cage door had clicked shut and not open." What does "enveloped"mean?

Were there any words that you did not know?
You can always list them here.

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.

Winston has been home writing in the diary during his "lunch interval". What does "interval"mean?

Winston is tasked with handling "…articles or news items which for one reason or another it was thought necessary to alter, or, as the official phrase had it, to rectify."

What does"rectify"mean?

At the end of this chapter, Winston feels his courage rise. He understands, at last, for whom he is writing the diary. Who is that?

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

Eventually Winston decides that the girl with the dark hair is not a member of the Thought Police, even though "only five nights ago he had contemplated smashing her skull in with a cobblestone . . ."

What does"contemplated"mean?

Despite working in the Fiction Department, Julia doesn't care much for reading. To her, "Books were just a commodity that had to be produced, like jam or bootlaces."

What does"commodity"mean?

What is the main idea of this chapter?