Questions - Ch 1 and 2

Here are the student generated questions on Chapters 1 and 2.

Reading Check questions :

1. What is the telescreen and what is its purpose?
2. What did Winston write over and over again in his diary as if by "unconscious action"?
3. Why do you think Winston hates the dark-haired girl?
4. Name 2 specific details about Winston's apartment and/or the street he lives on.
5. What ministry does Winston describe as the most frightening?

Level One :

• What "crime" does Winston commit in Chapter 1?
• Who does Winston think is watching him?
• What is the national brand and why is it called that?
• What are the 3 slogans of the party?
• Why does it hurt when Winston walks?
• What is the Ministry of Truth responsible for?
• What is the name of the enemy of the people?

Level Two :

• What is the people's reaction to not having any privacy?
• How do the opening chapters of 1984 compare with the Apple 1984 commercial?
• How does Winston feel with the government always watching?
• Why is Winston nervous when he first writes in his diary?
• What do we see through Winston's encounter with the Parsons? (HOLLIDAY addition)
  
• What does Winston's diary symbolize and how does it effect his emotional state in Ch 2? (HOLLIDAY addition)