1984 Book 1, Chapters 7-8

In Chapter 8 of 1984, Winston is tormented by a memory of his mother and sister disappearing when he was a child. What is the reason for their disappearance?

• They were killed in a bombing raid during the war.

• They were arrested for being political dissidents

• They escaped to another country to avoid persectution

• Winston cannot remember the reason for their disappearance

What does Winston steal from his workplace in Chapter 7?

• a pencil

• a notebook

• a piece of bread

What does Winston see women fighting over the street?

• razors

• food

• saucepans

• a man

Who does Winston encounter in the Prole district in Chapter 7?

• his mother and sister

• an old man with a white beard

• a woman singing a revolutionary song

• a child playing baseball alone

What does Winston do when he sees the girl from the Fiction Department in Chapter 8?

• He hides behind a booksheld

• He confronts her and demands to know her name

• He follows her to see where she goes

• He declares his love for her

What does the girl from the Fiction Department give Winston in Chapter 8?

• a smile

• a note with her name and address

• a copy of a forbidden book

• a telephone number for O'Brien

What is the title of the book that the girl from the Fiction Department gives Winston in Chapter 8?

• The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism

• The Book of Goldstein

• The Theory of Newspeak

• 1984

What is the significance of the glass paperweight that Winston buys in Chapter 8?

• It represents the fragility of freedom and individuality.

• It is a symbol of Winston's rebellion against the Party.

• It is a valuable antique that Winston hopes to sell.

• It explodes

What happens to the paperweight at the end of Chapter 8?

• Winston accidentally drops and breaks it

• The Thought Police come to confiscate it

• Winston gives it to the girl from the Fiction Department as a gift

• He leaves it in the room he rents from Mr. Charrington

In Chapter 7, Winston visits the Prole district and reflects on the lives of the Proles. What is his attitude towards the Proles? What does this attitude reveal about his character and his views on society?