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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 animal disappears whenever work needs to be done?

2. How do the three pigs spread the message of Animalism in Chapter 2?

3. Of what does Moses speak, which distracts the animals?

4. Which animal is driven from the farm by the dogs?

5. How do the animals finally get food after Mr. Jones doesn't feed them for more than a day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to the missing milk in Chapter 3?

4. Why do you think the animals dislike alcohol?

5. What does Snowball proclaim is the only good human?

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

7. What happens to the rest of the animals after Old Major's speech?

8. How do the other animals feel about Old Major?

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

10. What in Chapter 4 could be considered as increasing the tension between Napoleon and Snowball?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout this story, the author uses personification. Write an essay describing how the pigs in particular, became more and more human as the story progressed. Use specific examples from the novel to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the story, the character of Napoleon becomes more and more detached from reality. Describe the path this detachment took through the novel using details from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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