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Animal Farm

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  • What is Snowball's plan to improve the farm?
    To build a windmill
  • Who is Napoleon representative of in Russian history?
    Joseph Stalin
  • Complete the line: 'four legs good...'
    'two legs bad/better'
  • What does Squealer threaten will happen if the animals do not do as Napoleon says?
    Mr Jones will come back
  • Why does Mr Jones neglect to feed the animals?
    He is too drunk
  • What is the battle called when the humans try to regain the farm?
    The Battle of the Cowshed
  • What year was Animal Farm published?
    1945
  • What does Napoleon do to Snowball's windmill plans?
    Urinates on them
  • What is this commandment changed to by the pigs: no animal shall drink alcohol?
    No animal shall drink alcohol to excess
  • Who are the nine dogs representative of in Russian history?
    Stalin's secret police
  • What is life like for the animals at the end of the novella?
    They are worse off than when Jones was in charge
  • When Mr Jones forgets to feed the animals, what do they do?
    They break down the store shed and chase Mr Jones off of the farm
  • What does Boxer do during the Battle of the Cowshed?
    Knocks out a young stable boy, and worries he has killed him
  • What reason does Squealer give as to why the pigs should have the apples?
    Squealer states that "Science" has proven that milk and apples are crucial for pig's health and brainpower.
  • Who is Mr Fredricks representative of in Russian history?
    Adolf Hitler
  • What do the pigs resemble at the end of the novella?
    The humans
  • Who is Mr Jones representative of in Russian history?
    Tsar Nicholas II
  • What is this commandment changed to by the pigs: no animal shall kill any other animal?
    No animal shall kill any other animal without cause
  • Who is Boxer representative of in Russian history?
    the Russian working class and peasantry
  • Who is used as a scapegoat for all of the bad things on the farm?
    Snowball
  • What is Old Major's speech about?
    The speech outlines the animals' miserable existence under human rule and inspires them to rebel in the future
  • Who is Snowball representative of in Russian history?
    Leon Trotsky
  • What is the final and only commandment at the end of the novella?
    All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others
  • What is an allegory?
    a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
  • What happens to the whips, halters and chains left behind by Mr Jones?
    The animals burn them and sing Beasts of England
  • How does the windmill get destroyed?
    It gets destroyed by a storm, then once rebuilt the humans blow it up
  • Who chases Snowball off of the farm?
    The nine dogs that Napoleon took and trained
  • What is the song of the rebellion called?
    Beasts of England
  • Which two animals have weekly debates?
    Snowball and Napoleon
  • What is 'Animalism' representative of in Russian history?
    Communism
  • Who takes the milk and apples?
    The pigs
  • Why do the hens get executed?
    They go on strike after the pigs want to sell their eggs to the humans
  • Who is Old Major representative of in Russian history?
    Karl Marx/Vladimir Lenin
  • Which animal is shot by Jones in the battle of the Cowshed?
    Snowball
  • Who is Squealer representative of in Russian history?
    propaganda
  • What happens to Boxer in the end of the novella?
    He is sold to the knackers, and the pigs buy whisky with the money
  • What are Boxers maxims?
    'I will work harder' and 'Napoleon is always right'
  • What is this commandment changed to by the pigs: no animal shall sleep in a bed?
    No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets
  • When Napoleon builds the windmill, what does Squealer say about who's idea it was?
    That Snowball had stolen Napoleon's idea
  • Who are the natural successors after Old Major dies?
    Snowball and Napoleon (the pigs)
  • What do the animals change the name of Manor Farm to?
    Animal Farm
  • What happens to Mr Jones' house when he is chased off of the farm?
    It is left as a museum
  • Who is Mollie representative of in Russian history?
    the bourgeoisie
  • What is the first harvest after the rebellion like?
    Very successful, 'the best they'd ever seen'
  • At the end of the novel, what do the pigs wear and carry?
    Clothes and whips
  • What military decoration is awarded to Snowball and Boxer?
    Animal Hero, First Class
  • Why does Mollie leave the farm?
    She wants luxuries like sugar lumps and ribbons, which only humans can provide her with
  • Which animal tries to educate the older animals?
    Snowball