1984 Reading Questions: Part 2, Ch. 1-4
1. Describe the incident with the girl in the hall, especially the surprise.
2. What group does Winston suspect her of belonging to?
3. What does the note read?
4. How does Winston finally manage to talk to the girl? What is their
plan?
5. Where do Winston and the girl from the fiction department meet?
6. Despite the fact that there are no telescreens, why do they have to
worry?
7. What is the girl from the fiction department’s name?
8. How is this episode a bit of déjà vufor Winston?
9. How often do Julia and Winston meet? Describe their meetings.
10. List three pieces of information about Julia.
11. What is Julia’s view on rebelling against Big Brother?
12. How are Julia’s reasons for rebelling against Big Brother different
from Winston’s reasons for rebelling?
1984 Reading Questions: Part 2, Ch. 5-7
1. Who has vanished? What are the circumstances surrounding his
disappearance?
2. What new poster is displayed all over? What is its purpose?
3. List 4-5 things that Julia believes that surprise Winston.
4. What does Winston mean when he says to Julia, “You’re only a
rebel from the waist downwards.”
5. Explain some of the images that Winston remembers from the past
when he was 10-years-old.
6. Describe the event that prompted Winston’s mother’s
disappearance.
7. What has Winston discovered when he says, “The proles are
human beings. We are not human.”?
8. How does Julia give Winston hope about the future when they are
sure to be apart?
9. Regardless of what the Ministry of Love did to you, what one thing,
according to Winston, could they never do?
