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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. Who begins to deliver all of the orders in Chapter 8?

2. In which two months are the rations further reduced for the working animals on the farm in Chapter 9?

3. What does Napoleon order in Chapter 6, in regard to Snowball?

4. What does Napoleon teach the sheep to bleat?

5. How many hours do the animals work during the spring and summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Napoleon in Chapter 8?

2. What does the only Commandment left at the end of the novel state?

3. What does Napoleon arrange upon the completion of the windmill in Chapter 8?

4. Why do you think Napoleon forces some of the animals to confess to treasonous acts?

5. What is one thing Squealer invents to keep the animals busy and content?

6. How does Squealer portray Snowball in Chapter 7?

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

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

9. What does Napoleon do to Boxer in Chapter 9?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the character Boxer. Write an essay about this character and the decisions and actions he took throughout the story as well as his final fate. Make a judgment about these issues and use information from the text to support your judgment.

Essay Topic 2

The concept of the perfect world is an underlying theme in this story. Discuss what the perfect world would be as described by the animals and what happened to that perfect world to destroy it.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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