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Chapters 1 - 3

1. Identify Old Major, Boxer, Clover, Benjamin and Mollie. Old Major was greatly respected on the farm, twelve years old, and an awesome-looking pig, Old Major's appearance came off as very knowledgeable and kind-hearted. Boxer and Clover were cart horses. Clover was a middle-aged horse with many foals. Boxer was a beastly strong horse, about eighteen hands high, had a white stripe down his nose, and was well respected around the farm for his strength. Benjamin was a donkey and the eldest animal on the farm, short-fused, to himself, serious, cynical, and very loyal to Boxer. Mollie was a female white horse, very pretty, and had an impressive mane with ribbons added in.

2. For what purpose did Major call the meeting of the animals? Major called a meeting of the animals because he had an unusual dream and wanted to tell the other animals.

3. After they vote and decide rats are comrades, Major summarizes his points for the animals to remember. What are they? The main points of Major's speech were; that anything standing on two legs is an enemy, anything that has four legs or wings is a friend, animals are to not act like mankind in any way, all ways of men are evil, all animals are equal, lastly no animals should ever tyrannize against his fellow animals.

4. What is "Beasts of England"? For what does it stand? The “Beasts of England” is a song that inspired the animals to overthrow their owners. The song stood as a symbol of the fight for the animals and inspiration.

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 cleverest of the animals.

6. Identify Snowball, Napoleon, Squealer and Moses. Snowball was a super energetic, rapid speaker, and imaginative pig. Napoleon was the only Berkshire pig on the farm, rather large, and narrow-minded. Squealer was a little piglet with, a rounder face, a squeaky voice, yet an impressive speaker. Moses was a tame raven, a teller of tales, and an intelligent animal.

7. What actually brought about the rebellion? The animals started the rebellion because Mr. Jones began to neglect the animals and they were fed up.

8. What were the Seven Commandments? The Seven Commandments were “ Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. No animal shall wear clothes. No animal shall sleep in a bed. No animal shall drink alcohol. No animal shall kill any other animal. All animals are equal.” Squealer had written all of them.

9. Who gained leadership of the animals? Why? The pigs gained leadership of the animals because they were the most knowledgeable so leadership fell naturally to them.

10. Describe the animals' flag. The animals created a flag with a vintage green tablecloth and Snowball personalized it by adding a hoove and a horn with white paint.

11. What happened to the milk and apples? How did Squealer rationalize that? The milk and apples were mixed into the pigs' food. Squealer rationalized it by saying they only ate milk and apples for their health.

Chapters 4 - 6

1. What was the Battle of the Cowshed? The Battle of the Cowshed occurred when Mr. Jones and a dozen men attempted to take back the farm, but all the animals stuck together and brought justice to the men.

2. What was Snowball's role in the Battle of the Cowshed? Snowball's role in the Battle of the Cowshed was being in charge of defensive operations.

3. Describe the relationship between Napoleon and Snowball. Snowball and Napoleon never agreed on anything so they were always arguing about everything trying to persuade the other animals to agree with either party.

4. What topic divided the animals? Which pig was for and which was against? The topic that divided the animals was whether they should build the windmill as Snowball suggested or increase food production as Napoleon suggested.

5. How did Napoleon get rid of Snowball and gain full control of the animals? Napoleon got rid of Snowball by calling huge dogs to carry Snowball out of the farm and Napolean had gained control of the animals.

6. What changes did Napoleon make first? Napoleon’s first changes were ending the meetings and leaving a group of pigs to settle questions with himself as the moderator.

7. How did Squealer justify Napoleon's take-over to the others? Squealer justified Napoleon’s takeover by explaining to the animals that leadership was not easy work, Napolean’s taking on extra work, Napoleon wanted to only prevent the animals from making wrong decisions, he believes all animals are equal, leaders should be loyal and obedient like Napoleon, and lastly Napoleon would help the animals from being tyrannized.

8. What two maxims did Boxer adopt? Boxer adopted two maxims: “Napoleon is always right” and “I will work harder”.

9. Why did Napoleon in fact change his mind and decide to have the animals build the windmill? Napoleon never revealed why he had a change of heart, but he warned the animals that extra work would have to be done.

10. For what purpose did Napoleon begin trading? Napoleon started trading to obtain more money and materials for the farm.

11. Why did the pigs say they had to move into the house? The pigs said they had to move into the house because they were the brains of the farm and needed good sleep to ensure Jones wouldn’t be back anytime soon.

12. Who did Napoleon blame for the windmill disaster? Why? Napoleon blamed Snowball for the windmill disaster because the footprints left were pig footprints and he claimed that Snowball was seeking revenge by tampering with their work.

Chapters 7 - 8

1. Why did the hens have to give up their eggs? The hens had to give up their hens because Napolean had made a deal with Whymper which promised four hundred eggs per week from Napolean. That money was used to cover the cost of meal and grain.

2. How has Snowball's role been changed by the end of Chapter 6? Snowball’s role became the nightly mischief-maker. Anything that went wrong on the farm Snowball’s name was immediately brought up in suspicion and he was blamed. He was also accused of helping Jones from the beginning.

3. Why did Napoleon begin executing animals? Napoleon started to execute animals because they confessed to being disloyal to Napoleon and helping not only Jones but Snowball.

4. Whom did Boxer blame for the executions? What was his solution? Boxer blamed himself and the other animals for having some fault. Boxer decided that he needed to work harder and get up earlier.

5. Why did the animals sing the "Beasts of England" song slowly and mournfully as they were gathered on the knoll? The animals sang "Beasts of England" slowly and mournfully because slaughter and terror weren’t what they intended the night of the original rebellion against Jones

6. Why was the singing of "Beasts of England" banned? The singing of “ Beasts of England” was banned because the animals no longer needed to sing it since they were free from tyranny and now had their own society.

7. In what ways has Napoleon set himself apart from the other animals? Napoleon set himself apart by eating alone, sleeping separately from others, and now firing a gun that was specifically used for the anniversary of the rebellion on his birthday.

8. How did Frederick cheat Napoleon? Frederick cheated Napoleon by giving Napoleon forgeries which means Frederick got all the timber for free.

9. What moved the animals to attack Frederick and his men at the Battle of the Windmill? The animals wanted to attack Frederick and his men because they heard stories of animals being abused and starved by Frederick and his men. This made the animals enraged because the animals were their comrades which made their craving for vengeance great.

10. Why was Comrade Napoleon "dying"? Comrade Napoleon was supposedly “dying” because it was rumored that Snowball had been sneaking poison into his food.

Chapters 9 - 10

1. What special treatment did pigs and piglets get? Animals that were on the same path as pigs and piglets were expected to get off the path and make way for them. The pigs and piglets were also allowed to wear green ribbons on Sundays and they were also provided a pint of beer every day.

2. What happened to Boxer? Boxer had a very hard fall which caused him to be sent to treatment at Willingdon Hospital where he ended up dying.

3. The animals on the farm worked hard. What was their consolation? Their consolation was Boxer.

4. What was Clover startled to discover? Clover was startled to discover a pig walking on its hind legs.

5. What commandment took the place of the Seven Commandments? The commandment that took place of all Seven Commandments was “ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS”.

6. What did the other animals see when they looked into the farmhouse? The other animals saw the pigs and men sitting together playing cards with Napoleon at the head of the table and a violent quarrel broke out. The animals looking into the farmhouse couldn’t tell which one was man and which one was pig.