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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 battle does Squealer talk of in Chapter 7?

2. How many days do the hens go without food?

3. What do the pigs find and drink at the end of Chapter 8?

4. What does Napoleon plan to trade the hens' eggs for in Chapter 7?

5. Which of the following is not true about the construction of the windmill?

Short Essay Questions

1. By Chapter 10, what has happened to many of the animals who remember life before there was a revolution?

2. Why are the animals changing the Commandments?

3. What prevents Boxer from following Clover's advice in Chapter 9?

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

5. What do the animals do when Frederick and his fifteen men attack?

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

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

8. What may happen to many of the animals on the farm in the winter if Napoleon does not find something to trade?

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

10. What does Clover encourage Boxer to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the concept of a puppet democracy in an Authoritarian government. Be sure to describe what it is and how it works.

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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