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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. Whose strength do the animals rely on during the harvest?

2. How many animals are killed by Mr. Jones in Chapter 4?

3. Which animal wakes up earlier than the others and works through any breaks?

4. What school of thought have the three pigs created?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, what is the reward of the hard work completed by the animals?

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

4. What are the Seven Commandments on which Animalism is based?

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

6. What happens to animals who are unable to learn the Seven Commandments?

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

8. What do you think happened to Mollie?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, Napoleon hid the fact that his animals were starving from others. Why would a leader of a country want to hide something like that? Use examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing the characters of Napoleon and Snowball. Include at least five similarities and differences between these characters.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the story, the character of Napoleon becomes more and more detached from reality. Describe the path this detachment took through the novel using details from the novel to support your ideas.

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