Inferences and Analysis in 1984

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Where does Winston work?

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The Ministry of Truth

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Which term represents the government of Oceania?

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The Party

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What does the Ministry of Truth oversee?

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News, entertainment, education, and fine arts

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What do the following lines reveal about the state of London that Winston lives in?

Winston made for the stairs. It was no use trying the lift. Even at the best of times it was seldom working, and at present the electric current was cut off during daylight hours.

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The city has gone into a state of disrepair under the rule of the Party.

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What are Winston's rebellious thoughts in 1984?

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Questioning the oppressive government and desiring freedom and individuality

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Images used to demonstrate the government's power in 1984:

• nothing in the city having color except for the bright Big Brother posters
• a hallway smelling of boiled cabbage and old rag mats
• beautiful books the government allows to be sold in junk shops
• Winston’s varicose ulcer

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nothing in the city having color except for the bright Big Brother posters

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Which excerpt from the text best supports the idea that Winston is rebellious?

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“Winston kept his back turned to the telescreen. It was safer; though, as he well knew, even a back can be revealing.”

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Which inference is best supported by the description of the diary Winston has bought?

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Winston thinks that it looks so beautiful because it is an object from a past he can barely remember.

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What is a central idea in the text as seen in the three slogans of the Party?

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The Party is redefining language in order to have more control over the people.

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Which sentence from the text most strongly supports the answer to Question 5?

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“This was not illegal (nothing was illegal, since there were no longer any laws), but if detected it was reasonably certain that it would be punished by death, or at least by twenty-five years in a forced-labour camp.”