Animal Farm

Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. Mr. Jones (Chapter 1)

2. Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer (Chapter 2)

3. Animal Farm (Chapter 2)

4. “I will work harder.” (Chapter 3)

5. Mr. Pilkington and Mr. Frederick (Chapter 4)

Short Answer

1. The animals gather to hear a speech by Major, in which he tells them of his dream and encourages the animals to rebel against the humans. (Chapter 1)

2. The basic precept of Animalism is “All animals are equal.” (Chapter 2)

3. Jones’s neglect of the upkeep and feeding of the animals drives them to revolt out of hunger and frustration. (Chapter 2)

4. The Seven Commandments are simplified in order to help the less intelligent animals learn and remember their core idea. (Chapter 3)

5. They install the gun as an artifact and decide to fire it ceremonially twice a year. (Chapter 4)

Chapters 5-7

Reading Check

1. Mollie the mare (Chapter 5)

2. “Napoleon is always right.” (Chapter 5)

3. Mr. Whymper (Chapter 6)

4. “No animal shall sleep in a bed.” (Chapter 6)

5. Snowball (Chapter 7)

Short Answer

1. Snowball believes a windmill can produce electricity and help with various tasks, making life easier for the animals; Napoleon believes one to be impractical and time-consuming, taking away from the time and effort to produce food. (Chapter 5)

2. Napoleon chases Snowball off the farm with the nine puppies he has been secretly raising as attack dogs. (Chapter 5)

3. The animals are wary of interacting with humans but feel proud to see one take orders from Napoleon. (Chapter 6)

4. Napoleon blames Snowball for sabotaging and destroying the windmill, calling for the capture and execution of the “traitor.” (Chapter 6)

5. Squealer explains that the society envisioned in the song has already been achieved, making it irrelevant. (Chapter 7)

Chapters 8-10

Reading Check

1. Mr. Frederick (Chapter 8)

2. Barley (Chapter 8)

3. Moses the raven (Chapter 9)

4. “Four legs good, two legs better” (Chapter 10)

5. “Comrade” (Chapter 10)

Short Answer

1. Napoleon is able to get a higher price from Mr. Frederick for the timber he intends to sell; however, Mr. Frederick cheats Napoleon by paying him with counterfeit money. (Chapter 8)

2. Despite the raven spreading fantastical stories about “Sugarcandy Mountain” and doing no work on the farm, the pigs allow him to stay on and even give him a ration of beer. (Chapter 9)

3. The pigs sell Boxer to a horse slaughterer who takes him away, and the pigs use the money they receive from this to procure a new case of whiskey for themselves. (Chapter 9)

4. Clover and Benjamin discover that the Seven Commandments have been replaced by a single proclamation that reads, “Are animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.” (Chapter 10)

5. As the pigs and the humans argue over a card game, the other animals are astonished to discover that they cannot tell the difference between the pigs and the humans. (Chapter 10)