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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Animal Farm begin?
(a) In the Army.
(b) On a farm.
(c) In Russia.
(d) On a plantation.

2. Which animal disappears whenever work needs to be done?
(a) Raven.
(b) Horses.
(c) Donkey.
(d) Cat.

3. Why do the pigs say they are mixing the milk into their apple mash?
(a) Due to the strenuous work of teaching the animals to be literate.
(b) Due to the strenuous physical work of running the farm.
(c) Due to the strenuous mental work of running the farm.
(d) Due to the strenuous work of tending to all of the animals.

4. What do other animals on other farms begin to do by Chapter 4?
(a) Fight with each other.
(b) Subtly disobey their masters.
(c) Run away to the Animal Farm.
(d) Hold protests.

5. Which animal is driven from the farm by the dogs?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Snowball.
(c) Clover.
(d) Mollie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns the farm where this story begins?

2. Why do the pigs say they need the item(s) they take all for themselves?

3. How many dogs does Napoleon's summon in Chapter 5?

4. Which two pigs disagree on almost every point at the meetings?

5. What happens to Old Major during his sleep three days after Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the goal of the farmers in Chapter 4?

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

5. What does Old Major says is the result of being enslaved by mankind?

6. What in Chapter 4 could be considered as increasing the tension between Napoleon and Snowball?

7. From where do the nine dogs who drive snowball from the farm come?

8. Who begins to organize the revolution in Chapter 2?

9. What do the animals do on Sundays, according to Chapter 3?

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

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