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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 of the following is not a horse?

2. In Chapter 5, which animal becomes more resistant to doing their part of the work?

3. After something happens to Old Major in Chapter 2, what do the rest of the animals prepare for?

4. Which two pigs disagree on almost every point at the meetings?

5. How many dogs does Napoleon's summon in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What do the arguments between Napoleon and Snowball cause?

8. Who emerges as the true leader of the farm by Chapter 4?

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

10. Why does Old Major feel it is important to give his speech that night in Chapter 1?

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 an essay comparing the differences in the class system throughout the novel. Be sure to include specific examples from the text to support your essay.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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