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Animal Farm Chapter 1

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  • What does Major mean when he says, "no animal escapes the cruel knife"?
    The farmer will kill all the animals.
  • How do the animals feel about Major?
    The animals respect Major.
  • Why did Old Major wish to speak to the other farm animals after Mr. Jones went to bed?
    He had a dream and wanted to tell the other animals about it.
  • What term did Major use to address the other animals?
    comrade
  • What did Mr. Jones think he was shooting at?
    A fox
  • Where does the story take place?
    The story takes place on an English farm.
  • Identify the character from the quote or description: "A white stripe down his nose gave him a somewhat stupid appearance."
    Boxer
  • What solution does Major suggest to solve the animals' problems?
    Revolution
  • Identify the character from the quote or description: "Alone among the animals on the farm, he never laughed."
    Benjamin
  • Major uses the phrase, "produce of our labour" several times. What are some examples of produce of the animals' labour?
    Eggs, milk, crops, etc.
  • What idea is presented as the solution to their problems?
    Revolution / Getting rid of man
  • Major describes the current life of animals as happy, miserable, or unimportant?
    Miserable
  • Identify the character from the quote or description: "Our labour tills the soil, our dung fertilises it, and yet there is not one of us that owns more than his bare skin."
    Old Major
  • Who does Major say is responsible for the animals' condition? Pigs, Humans, or Cows
    Humans