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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. How many hens starve to death?

2. Who begins living in the farmhouse in Chapter 6?

3. For what do the pigs begin to use the barley?

4. What do the pigs wear by Chapter 10?

5. What happens to the animals who confess to treasonous crimes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What about trading with Mr. Whymper is a source of pride for the animals on the farm?

2. What do the animals continue to feel proud about in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

6. What does Boxer do as his hoof heals?

7. In Chapter 7, what does Napoleon order in regards to Snowball?

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

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

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

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 3

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.

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