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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 other animals on other farms begin to do by Chapter 4?

2. Who gathers after Mr. Jones heads to bed in Chapter 1?

3. Which animal does not take part in the revolution talk around the farm?

4. Which animals initially protest Napoleon's orders, but then are quickly silenced by the growling dogs?

5. How do animals in other places show their support of Animal Farm?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens between Napoleon and Snowball in Chapter 5?

3. How do the animals react to Animalism after they have the greatest harvest ever?

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

5. How do the other animals feel about Old Major?

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

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

8. What happens to the rest of the animals after Old Major's speech?

9. What does Mollie deny to Clover?

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

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

Write about how the term Authoritarianism describes the style of leadership employed by the pigs. Be sure to include specific examples from the story to support your opinions.

Essay Topic 3

Describe in detail what parallels can be drawn in this book between the animals' struggles and that of the Russian Revolution. Be specific and include at least five parallels.

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