1984: Book 2 – Chapter 1 to 5 – Flashcards
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What does Winston notice about the girl with dark hair?
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her right arm was in a sling
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What was a common accident in the Fiction Department?
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crushing your hand while swinging around one of the kaleidoscopes
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What happened to cause the girl to scream out in pain?
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she fell on her injured arm
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What happened to cause Winston to betray a momentary surprise?
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the girl slipped something in his hand
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Winston assumes the piece of paper has to do with politics. What are the two possibilities of the message the piece of paper holds?
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she was part of an underground organization or a member of the thought police
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What did the message say?
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I love you
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When Parsons sat next to Winston, what was he enthusiastic about?
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a papier-mache model of Big Brother's need
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Why is sending a letter in the mail not an option?
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all letters were opened in transit
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Why does Winston not achieve his mission of sitting next to the girl in the canteen?
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she comes in when he's leaving
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Explain Winston's quick hallucination in response to be distracted.
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he wanted to smash the man's face in with a pick-axe
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Where are Winston and this girl supposed to meet?
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Victory Square
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When Winston meets the girl, what is causing a diversion for them?
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a man tripped and fell
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What directions does the girl give to Winston?
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when and where they can meet
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What do Winston and the girl do before departing?
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hold hands
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Over what distance does on need a passport?
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100 kilometers
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What is Winston shocked to find out that Julia already knew?
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his name
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What does Winston tell Julia he thought of her before?
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he thought she was part of the thought-police (he hated her)
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What does Julia pull out of her pocket?
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a small slab of chocolate
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What does Julia say is the only way to stay safe?
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always yell with the crowd
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What does Julia say she saw in Winston?
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something in his face; she knew he was against the party
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Winston says the place is just like what other place?
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The Golden Country (his dream)
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When Winston finds out that Julia has done this with scores of other men, what is Winston's reaction?
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he was happy because it was with party members
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Winston is not really interested in love. What is he interested in and why?
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the animal instinct, desire; force that would tear the Party to pieces
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Why could now emotion be pure in Oceania in 1984?
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everything was mixed up with fear and hatred
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Winston views his and Julia's act as a ______ act.
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political
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When Julia awoke, how did her demeanor change?
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she is all about business
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Where are Julia and Winston to meet four days hence?
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in a street of the poorer quarters
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What will be the sign that the coast is clear?
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she will blow her nose
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Where does Julia have to be at 19:30 and how is this ironic?
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to put in 2 hours for the Jr. Anti-Sex league; she had sex
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What does Julia call the kind of talking where they have to keep stopping and starting because they are worried about being detected?
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"intermittent conversation" - talking in installments
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What did Julia talk Winston into volunteering to do?
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do some munitions work
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Who does the Party pick to work in Pornosec and why?
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girls because they can control their sex instincts
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Explain Julia's first love affair.
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she was 16 and had sex with a party member who was 60 years old; he later committed suicide to avoid arrest
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What Newspeak word does Winston use to describe his wife Katherine?
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goodthinkful - incapable of thinking a bad thought
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What was more important about depriving people of sexual relationships?
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energetic to do other things; war fever, leader worship
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How did the Party attack parenthood?
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they trained the children to spy on their parents
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Winston thinks to himself that Katherine probably would have called the Thought Police on him if weren't for what?
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if she had not happened to be so unintelligent to detect the unorthodoxy of his opinions
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What did Winston almost do one time? Now he regrets not having done it.
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push his wife off a cliff when they got lost on a community hike
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At the beginning of the chapter, where is Winston?
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a room above Mr. Charrington's shop
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Who wrote the words of the songs that the proles sing?
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music department, ministry of truth
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Why had working hours been increased?
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in anticipation of hate week
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What thought popped into Winston's head while he waited for Julia?
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he thought that the thought police got her
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What gifts does Julia bring, and where did she get them?
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she brought sugar, bread, jam, milk, coffee, and tea; she got it from the inner party (black market)
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When Winston saw the make-up and smelled the perfume, what was he reminded of?
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half darkness of a basement kitchen and a woman's cavernous mouth (old prostitute)
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What did one never see anymore except in the homes of the proles?
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double beds
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What does Julia throw her shoe at?
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a rat
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What is Winston's reaction to this?
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he is terrified
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When Winston starts to sing, what does Julia do that surprised him?
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she finished the line; she knows the rest of the song
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What has Julia never seen and wonders what it looks like?
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lemons (describes like an orange)
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What does Julia say that she will clean some day?
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the picture frame and the bugs behind it
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What happened to Syme? What evidence does Winston see to know that this has happened?
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he was vaporized; his name wasn't on the list for the chess committee
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What is the new tune that everyone is singing?
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the hate song
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Explain the new poster that appears all over London. How is it similar to the description of the poster of Big Brother?
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no caption, monstrous figure of an Eurasion soldier; shows a man at war
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What was the rumor going around about the directing of bombs? And what was the reaction from the proles?
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Wireless waves directed the bombs; killed an old couple
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What month are we in during this chapter? How may months have passed so far?
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June; 5
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What does Winston tell Julia about O'Brien?
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he wants his help
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What is Julia's theory about the wars?
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they're fake; the government is taking everything for themselves
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What does Julia say about Winston's "concrete evidence"?
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she wouldn't keep it if it wasn't worth it
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What does Julia do if Winston continues to talk about subjects that she has no interest in?
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she falls asleep
