Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Part 1, Chapter 1

Reading Check

1. In what nation (one of three world powers) is Airstrip One located?

2. Who is the leader of the Party?

Short-Answer Response

Answer each of the following questions in a complete sentence or sentences. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What is a telescreen?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 1, what rule does Winston break despite the risk of the death penalty?

Paired Resource

“Facebook’s ‘Two Minutes Hate’” by Hélène de Lauzun

• Commentary from The European Conservative on an exception to Facebook’s hate speech policies
• This author explicitly compares Facebook’s Russia/Ukraine-related exception to its hate speech policies to Oceania’s “Two Minutes Hate.” Is this comparison an apt one? Why or why not?

Part 1, Chapters 2-4

Reading Check

1. Who comes to Winston’s door in Part 1, Chapter 2?

2. What does Winston do in front of the telescreen in Part 1, Chapter 3?

Short-Answer Response

Answer each of the following questions in a complete sentence or sentences. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what evidence does Winston recall from childhood that makes him think that Oceania has not always been at war?

2.