1984 Book 3, Chapters I & II

Where does Winston believe he is as the chapter opens?

• The Ministry of Truth

• The Ministry of Plenty

• The Ministry of Love

• The Ministry of Peace

Why do you think the common criminals are put in with the political prisoners?

• To answer their questions

• To intimidate and frighten them

• To impress upon them the need for silence and obediance

• To tell show them who runs the labor camps

Name 2 specific things the author uses to describe Winston's cell at the Ministry of Love

What is the only thing that Winston can use to approximate how long he has been locked up for?

What is an aristocracy?

• A small group of military officers who wield a large amount of political power

• Group of leaders who rule their people harshly

• Elected officials who have unchecked power over the people

• Wealthy upper class of society who wield political power

What place does Winston hear of for the first time while he's in the common jail with the criminals?

What is an allusion?

• A type of literary device that involves exaggeration.
• An indirect reference to something.

• A direct quote from a text.
• A formal definition of a word.

What does Winston ironically notice about his cell?

Who is the first prisoner brought into the cell with Winston?

• Parsons

• Ampleforth

• Julia

• Syme

What is his crime?