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Question #9

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

What do you think will happen in the next chapter?
(This is just a spot for you to jot some notes for yourself.)

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Think about what strategies worked (and didn't work) for you this time. How can you do well next time?

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Part II Chapter 5

What is the main idea of this chapter?

Preparations for Hate Week are in full swing and the staffs of all the Ministries are working overtime: ". . .stands had to be erected, effigies built, slogans coined, songs written, rumours circulated, photographs faked."

What does"circulated"mean?

A new war poster has appeared all over London, showing a frightening image of a soldier with a submachine gun. "The proles, normally apathetic about the war, were being lashed into one of their periodical frenzies of patriotism."

What does"apathetic"mean?

Winston's physical, emotional and psychological health has improved since he and Julia began meeting in the secret room: "The process of life had ceased to be intolerable, he had no longer any impulse to make faces at the telescreen or shout curses at the top of his voice."

What does"intolerable"mean?

Julia is younger than Winston, and this makes a difference between them. Unlike Winston, "She had grown up since the Revolution and was too young to remember the ideological battles of the fifties and sixties."

What does"ideological"mean?

Winston observed that "In some ways [Julia]was far more acute than Winston, and far less susceptible to Party propaganda."

What does"susceptible"mean?

Another difference between Winston and Julia was that "In the ramifications of party doctrine she had not the faintest interest."

What does"ramifications"mean?

Often when Winston tries to discuss Ingsoc or begins to use Newspeak words, Julia displays a behavior that he finds unsettling. What does she do?

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

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Question #2

When O'Brien approaches Winston in the hallway, he makes the observation that Winston seems to "… take a scholarly interest in Newspeak . . ."

What does"scholarly"mean?





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Question #3

When O'Brien makes a reference to Syme, whom Winston knows is dead, Winston understands that O'Brien is sending him a signal, and that now he is O'Brien's accomplice, because "Any identifiable reference to [Syme] would have been mortally dangerous."

What does"mortally"mean?





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Question #4

Describing the features of the most recent Newspeak dictionary, O'Brien says, :The reduction in the number of verbs —— that is the point that will appeal to you, I think."

What does"reduction"mean?





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Question #5

After the meeting with O'Brien, Winston understands that "There was only one meaning that the episode could possibly have. It had been contrived as a way of letting Winston know O'Brien's address."

What does"episode"mean?





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Question #6

After O'Brien gives Winston his address and walks away, what does Winston expect to happen next?





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

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Question #7

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

What do you think will happen in the next chapter?
(This is just a spot for you to jot some notes for yourself.)