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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. What do Squealer's lists indicate?

2. What happens to the overall animal population by Chapter 10?

3. What is destroyed during the battle Frederick and his men begin?

4. How many men does Frederick take with him to attack the farm?

5. Where does Napoleon promise to send Boxer in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one thing Squealer invents to keep the animals busy and content?

2. What does Clover encourage Boxer to do?

3. How do the pigs celebrate the victory over Frederick and his fifteen men?

4. What do the animals continue to feel proud about in Chapter 10?

5. What may happen to many of the animals on the farm in the winter if Napoleon does not find something to trade?

6. Why do the animals begin to have some doubts about Napoleon and the things he is doing by Chapter 6?

7. When the animals look at the Seven Commandments about sleeping in a bed, what do they find?

8. How many of the original Seven Commandments were broken throughout the novel?

9. What about trading with Mr. Whymper is a source of pride for the animals on the farm?

10. On Sundays, what announcement does Squealer make?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe how propaganda is used throughout this novel to change the views of the animals. Then compare that to the use of propaganda in today's society.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the story, the character of Napoleon becomes more and more detached from reality. Describe the path this detachment took through the novel using details from the novel to support your ideas.

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