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What is the main smell in Victory Mansions?
What is the main smell in Victory Mansions?
- Fresh flowers
- Boiled cabbage (correct)
- Roasted meat
- Freshly baked bread
What is the main topic being broadcasted on Winston's telescreen?
What is the main topic being broadcasted on Winston's telescreen?
- News about a war
- Information about pig-iron production (correct)
- A propaganda movie
- A speech from Big Brother
What is the only thing that has color in the world outside?
What is the only thing that has color in the world outside?
- The sky
- The trees
- The posters of Big Brother (correct)
- The flowers
Which group is Winston most afraid of?
Which group is Winston most afraid of?
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Study Notes
- Winston Smith enters Victory Mansions on a cold day in April.
- The building smells of boiled cabbage and has a poster of Big Brother watching.
- Winston heads up to his flat on the seventh floor.
- Inside his flat, a telescreen is broadcasting information about pig-iron production.
- Winston can't turn off the telescreen and assumes he is always being watched by the Thought Police.
- The world outside is colorless except for the posters of Big Brother.
- A helicopter patrols the area, but the Thought Police are the real threat.
- Winston has a varicose ulcer and is described as small and frail.
- The text is from the book "1984" by George Orwell.
- The atmosphere is dystopian and oppressive.
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