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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. Which month brings a terrible storm to the farm?
(a) October.
(b) September.
(c) December.
(d) November.

2. What title is Napoleon given by the animals on the farm in Chapter 8?
(a) Our leader, comrade.
(b) Our comrade.
(c) Leader.
(d) Our reverent leader.

3. What does Boxer dream of in Chapter 9, after the battle?
(a) Retirement.
(b) Utopia.
(c) Rewards he will reap.
(d) His hatred of man.

4. What do Squealer's lists indicate?
(a) The animals' lives will get better soon.
(b) The animals' lives are better and getting better.
(c) The animals' lives are worse and getting worse.
(d) The animals need to work harder to have better lives.

5. What is the timber being sold to do in Chapter 8?
(a) Buy Napoleon new items for the farmhouse.
(b) Pay the animals for their hard work.
(c) Buy food for the animals on the farm.
(d) Raise money for the windmill's machinery.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what season is the windmill approximately half built?

2. Who does Squealer tell the animals will lead a second attack on Animal Farm?

3. Who declares the battle in Chapter 8 a victory?

4. What happens when the hens protest Napoleon's orders in Chapter 7?

5. What becomes very obvious and begins causing problems by the end of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Napoleon arrange upon the completion of the windmill in Chapter 8?

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

3. What does Boxer do as his hoof heals?

4. What does the only Commandment left at the end of the novel state?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Napoleon order in regards to Snowball?

6. Why are the animals changing the Commandments?

7. What is the reason that Squealer says it is important the animals sleep in the farmhouse?

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

9. Why do the pigs invite the neighboring farmers over in Chapter 10?

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

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