Part 2: Chapter 8

1) How is O’Brien’s room different from Winston’s flat? Give details.

Because O'Brien is of higher status than Winston, he is privileged to have a much larger, and more regal living space. O'Brien is allowed to turn off his telescreen and Winston is not allowed to. O'Brien's home is softly lit and comfortable, with carpets that give off a feeling of velvet, and smells like quality food and good tobacco, unfamiliar scents to Winston because he has only smelled cheap food and tobacco.

2) To whom do they raise their wine glasses?

Winston, Julia, and O'Brien all raised their glasses to the Leader of the Brotherhood, Emmanuel Goldstein.
 
3) State two things Julia and Winston are willing to do for the Party.

Julia and Winston both answer yes to O'Brien when he asked if they would die for the cause, or kill innocent people if it will benefit the Brotherhood, among other drastic situations, almost all of which they confirmed that they would do so as the Brotherhood pleased.
 
4) What does Julia say she will not do?

Julia states that she will not,  under any circumstances, separate
 from Winston.
 
5) Who wrote the book O’brien promises to send Winston?

O'Brien seems to be suggesting to Winston that the book was written by Goldstein himself.
 
6) Choose one or two lines that attracted your attention.  Discuss why.

 "His tongue worked soundlessly, forming the opening syllables first of one word, then of the other, over and over again. Until he had said it, he did not know which word he was going to say. ‘No,’ he said finally."
I found this quite strange, because once Winston had thought of Julia as very special, and an ally, but when O'Brien asks if they would never see each other again, unlike Julia's firm answer, Winston was in between. Was Winston more interested in this secret society than the girl he claimed to love?