Animal Farm Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attacks the animals in Chapter 2?

2. What do the animals do with the sheep who was shot by Mr. Jones?

3. Who takes the puppies?

4. Who acts as a spy for Mr. Jones?

5. Who gathers after Mr. Jones heads to bed in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the arguments between Napoleon and Snowball cause?

2. What happened to the missing milk in Chapter 3?

3. What happens to animals who are unable to learn the Seven Commandments?

4. Why do the farm animals continue to believe in Old Major's message?

5. Why do you think the animals dislike alcohol?

6. Why does Old Major feel it is important to give his speech that night in Chapter 1?

7. Who is left totally in charge of the farm at the end of Chapter 5?

8. What happens to the rest of the animals after Old Major's speech?

9. At the end of the Chapter 4, what does Snowball call on the animals on the farm to be ready to do?

10. Who emerges as the true leader of the farm by Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write about how the term Authoritarianism describes the style of leadership employed by the pigs. Be sure to include specific examples from the story to support your opinions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining how you think things might have been different on the farm had Snowball not been driven off by the Napoleon and the dogs. Use specific events from the story and show how they might have been different had Snowball been in charge at that time.

Essay Topic 3

As this story is a representation of the mindset of people in a country following an upheaval or revolution, each character represents a typical group of people. Choose two characters from the novel and describe which group of people they represent and how their actions in the novel support your opinions.

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