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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 the pigs get shortly after Boxer leaves in the truck in Chapter 9?

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

3. How do the animals know where Boxer is being sent in Chapter 9?

4. Who does Squealer tell the animals will lead a second attack on Animal Farm?

5. What happens to the men after the battle in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does the moral begin to slide at the Animal Farm in Chapter 7?

5. What is the reason that Squealer says it is important the animals sleep in the farmhouse?

6. How many of the original Seven Commandments were broken throughout the novel?

7. What does Napoleon declare Animal Farm to be in Chapter 9?

8. Why do the pigs invite the neighboring farmers over in Chapter 10?

9. What do the animals despise about trading with Mr. Whymper?

10. By Chapter 6, what types of materials do the animals begin to not have enough of to sustain the farm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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