Saturday, April 9, 2011

Animal Farm Questions Chapters 9-10

1. What special treatment did the pigs and piglets get? The special treatment that the pigs and piglets got was going to school and wearing green ribbons.
2. What happened to Boxer? Boxer got injured so the knackers took him to be slaughter.
3. The animals on the farm worked hard. What was their consolation? The animals consolation was smaller rations and more work.
4. What was Clover startled to discover? Clover was startled to discover that the pigs were walking on two legs.
5. What commandment took the place of the Seven Commandments? The commandment that took the place of the seven commandments was "All animals are equal, but some are more equal tan others".
6. What did the other animals see when they looked into the Farmhouse? When the animals looked into the farmhouse they saw the pigs and the farmers having a discussion.Then they saw them arguing.The animals couldn't tell the difference between the pigs and the humans.

Animal Farm Questions Chapters 7-8

1. Why did the hens have to give up their eggs? They had to give up their eggs because Napoleon agreed to a contract that involved the hen's eggs.
2. How has Snowball's role changed by the end of chapter 6? Snowball role changed by the end of chapter 6 from friend and leader to traitor and enemy.
3. Why did Napoleon begin executing animals? Napoleon started to execute animals because they were traitors. He made some of the animals feel like they were traitors but they really weren't traitors.
4. Whom did Boxer blame for the executions? What was his solution? Boxer blamed himself and the other animals for the executions. His solution was to work harder.
5. Why were the animals sing Beast of England song slowly and mournfully as they were gathered on the knoll? The animals were singing the Beast of England slowly and mournfully because the revolution wasn't turning out the way they thought it would be.
6. Why was the singing of Beast of England banned? The singing of the beast of England was banned because Squealer said the revolution was over and that there was no need for it anymore.
7. In what ways has Napoleon set himself apart from the other animals? One way Napoleon set is self apart from the other animals is by sleeping in a bed.
8. How did Frederick cheat Napoleon? Frederick cheated Napoleon by giving him forged checks.
9. What moved the animals to attack Frederick and his men at the Battle of the Windmill? When Frederick's men blew the windmill up, that drove the animals to attack them.
10. Why was Comrade Napoleon "dying"? Napoleon was "dying" because he drunk too much whiskey and got alcohol poisoning.

Animal Farm Questions Chapters 4-6

1. What was the Battle of the Cowshed? The battle of Cowshed was the battle between the animals and the farmers. The farmers wanted to take back the farm from the animals.
2. What was Snowball's role in the Battle of the Cowshed? Snowball played the leader in the battle of Cowshed.
3. Describe the relationship between Napoleon and Snowball. Napoleon and Snowball have a bad relationship. They always argue and could never agree on anything.
4. What topic divided the animals? Which pig was for and which was against? The topic that divided the animals was the windmill. Napoleon was against the windmill and Snowball was for the windmill.
5. How did Napoleon get rid of Snowball and gain full control of the animals? Napoleon got rid of Snowball by having vicious dogs chase him off of the farm.
6. What changes did Napoleon make first? The change that he made first was that there will be no more meetings and that the pigs will make all the important decisions on the farm.
7. How did Squealer justify Napoleon's take over to the others? Squealer justified Napoleon's take over to the others by telling them that Snowball was a traitor.
8. What two maxims did Boxer adopt? The two maxims that Boxer adopted were "I will work harder" and "comrade Napoleon is always right".
9. Why did Napoleon in fact change his mind and decide to have the animals build the windmill? Napoleon changed his mind because Snowball wasn't around anymore. He always did support the windmill but he didn't say.He went against it at first to force Snowball out.
10. For what purpose did Napoleon begin to trading? Napoleon started to trade for he can get supply for the farm.
11. Why did the pigs say they had to move into the house? They said they needed to move into the house because they needed a quiet place to work
12. Who did Napoleon blame for the windmill disaster? Why?Napoleon blamed Snowball for the windmill disaster. He blamed snowball because he wanted to make him look like a bad guy.

Animal Farm Questions Chapters 1-3

1. Identify Old Major, Boxer, Clover, Benjamin and Mollie. Old Major is a boar/pig. Boxer and Clover are horses. Mollie is a mare.
2. For what purpose did Old Major call the meeting of the animals? Old Major call the meeting of the animals to tell the animals about a dream he had.
3. After they vote and decide rats are comrades, Old Major summarizes his points for the animals to remember. What are they? Old Major points are anything that walk on four legs or have wings is a friend and that anything that walk on two legs is a enemy.
4. What is "Beast of England"? For what does it stand? The Beast of England is a song. The song stand for the future in which animals will be free of the control humans.
5. Why did the pigs get the job of teaching and organizing? The pigs got the job of teaching and organizing because they were the most intelligent animal on the farm.
6. Identify Snowball,Napoleon, Squealer and Moses. Snowball, Napoleon and Squealer are pigs. Moses is a raven.
7. What actually brought about the rebellion? What brought about the rebellion was the animals not being fed and being beaten by Jones and the other men.
8. What were the seven commandments? The seven commandments were no animal shall wear clothes, no animal shall sleep in a bed, no animal shall drink alcohol, no animal shall kill another animal, whatever walk on two legs is an enemy, whatever walk on four legs or have wings is a friend and all animals are equal.
9. Who gained leadership of the animals? Why? Napoleon and Snowball gained the leadership of the animals.
10. Describe the animals' flag. The animals flag was green with horns and hoofs on it.
11. What happened to the milk and apples? How did Squealer rationalize that? The pigs took the milk and apples. Squealer rationalize this by telling the animals that the pigs need the the apples and milk because it's good for their health.