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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. To whom does Napoleon arrange to sell timber?
(a) Jones.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Pilkington.
(d) Whymper.

2. How many hours do the animals work during the spring and summer?
(a) 80 hours/week.
(b) 60 hours/week.
(c) 70 hours/week.
(d) 40 hours/week.

3. By Chapter 6, which animal proves to be a model of hard work and determination?
(a) Clover.
(b) Squealer.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Boxer.

4. Which day of the week is work voluntary for the animals?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.

5. Why does Squealer tell the animals that the pigs are constantly doing secret work?
(a) To steal from the animals.
(b) To become the leader.
(c) To create a new rebellion.
(d) To keep them content.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what do the pigs begin to use the barley?

2. What happens to the animals who confess to treasonous crimes?

3. What is the timber being sold to do in Chapter 8?

4. What do the pigs find and drink at the end of Chapter 8?

5. What is added to the Sixth Commandment in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the animals despise about trading with Mr. Whymper?

2. What happens to Napoleon in Chapter 8?

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

4. By Chapter 10, what has happened to many of the animals who remember life before there was a revolution?

5. Why must the hens increase their production in Chapter 9?

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

7. What does Clover encourage Boxer to do?

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

9. Why does the moral begin to slide at the Animal Farm in Chapter 7?

10. Why do the hens protest Napoleon's orders in Chapter 7?

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