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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. Which animal holds education sessions for the other animals?

2. By what season does word spread of the Animal Farm across the country?

3. Which of the following animals is white?

4. What do the pigs do to the cows in Chapter 2?

5. What is the power Snowball wants to create to be used for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Which animal is favored by Mr. Jones over all of the other animals?

4. To Old Major, who is the only creature who consumes without producing?

5. What talents does Squealer display which will be useful during the revolution?

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

7. What does Old Major want to do with the content of his speech?

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

9. Why didn't the pigs do any work in Chapter 3?

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 an essay about the concept of a puppet democracy in an Authoritarian government. Be sure to describe what it is and how it works.

Essay Topic 2

Can you describe a time in this country where you believe the ruler blatantly broke the founding principles upon which the country was based? How does this compare to the character of Napoleon in this novel?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout this story, the author uses personification. Write an essay describing how the pigs in particular, became more and more human as the story progressed. Use specific examples from the novel to support your position.

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