The Lottery
This annual event is held in the center of town, and the "winner" faces a grim fate.
What is the lottery?
This omnipresent being is always watching in George Orwell’s dystopian world.
What is Big Brother?
Firemen in Ray Bradbury’s novel are tasked with doing this instead of putting out fires.
What is burning books?
Ender Wiggin is sent to this orbiting military school to prepare for war.
What is Battle School?
Cinder is a gifted mechanic and a cyborg living in this futuristic city.
What is New Beijing?
This character protests the fairness of the lottery after being chosen.
Who is Tessie Hutchinson?
This forbidden act involves independent thinking and is punishable by death.
What is thoughtcrime?
This young woman inspires Montag to question his society's anti-book stance.
Who is Clarisse McClellan?
Ender’s final "simulation" turns out to be this.
What is the real war against the Formics?
Cinder’s stepsister Peony contracts this deadly disease.
What is letumosis?
The townspeople use this method to select the lottery "winner."
What are slips of paper?
Winston Smith’s job at the Ministry of Truth involves altering this.
What are historical records?
Montag hides books in this location in his home.
What is the air conditioning vent?
This older sibling of Ender becomes the leader known as Demosthenes.
Who is Valentine Wiggin?
This prince seeks Cinder’s help to repair his android.
Who is Prince Kai?
The story was written by this author, known for her dark and ironic tales.
Who is Shirley Jackson?
This phrase is one of the Party's slogans: "War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is this."
What is strength?
This mechanical creature is programmed to hunt down and kill dissenters.
What is the Mechanical Hound?
This strategy of Ender’s defeated his enemies by taking out the fleet's central target.
What is the Dr. Device (or Molecular Detachment Device)?
Cinder learns she is this long-lost figure crucial to the Lunar resistance.
Who is Princess Selene?
The townspeople uphold the lottery to ensure this intangible benefit.
What is a good harvest?
This woman helps Winston question the Party’s control.
Who is Julia?
This retired English professor becomes Montag's mentor.
Who is Faber?
Ender befriends this member of his team from Earth, who later becomes his closest ally.
Who is Bean?
This villainous queen seeks to marry Kai and control Earth.
Who is Queen Levana?