Animal Farm Chapter Questions
Chapters 1-2
1. What is the gist of Major’s speech?
2. How are Napoleon and Snowball already differentiated in character and temperament?
3. What is the function of Squealer and Moses in these chapters?
4. Write down the “Seven Commandments” and have any of the rules been broken?
5. Describe how the rebellion takes place. How does the animals’ behavior during the rebellion suggest both human and animal characteristics?
Chapters 3-5
6. Describe the attack on the farm by the humans and the animal’s resistance.
7. How do the pigs gain the rights to the cow’s milk? Why do the other animals allow this to occur? What does this event suggest about the power hierarchy on the farm?
8. What happens to Snowball during the meeting about the windmill?
9. Identify the ways Napoleon tries to solidify his leadership position on the farm. How does the process of decision-making on the farm change under Napoleon’s leadership?
10. Why did Napoleon change his mind over the windmill a) in your opinion and b) according to Squealer?
Chapters 6-7
11. How much time has passed so far since the beginning of the story? How have you calculated this?
12. What is the major problem confronting the animals in the building of the windmill? How is this eventually overcome?
13. Why is Snowball accused of the windmill’s destruction? What do you think caused its collapse?
14. Were the confessions of the accused pigs true? How do you know? Why did Boxer not kill the attacking dog outright?
Chapter 8
15. Give an account of the negotiations leading up to the sale of the pile of timber. Why were they so protracted and complicated?
16. Why did the human invaders destroy the windmill?
17. How and why does Squealer persuade the animals they have won a victory?
18. What is the obvious implication of the Squealer and the broken ladder episode? At what earlier part of the story was this in fact apparent?
19. Indicate the various ways in
1. What is the gist of Major’s speech?
2. How are Napoleon and Snowball already differentiated in character and temperament?
3. What is the function of Squealer and Moses in these chapters?
4. Write down the “Seven Commandments” and have any of the rules been broken?
5. Describe how the rebellion takes place. How does the animals’ behavior during the rebellion suggest both human and animal characteristics?
Chapters 3-5
6. Describe the attack on the farm by the humans and the animal’s resistance.
7. How do the pigs gain the rights to the cow’s milk? Why do the other animals allow this to occur? What does this event suggest about the power hierarchy on the farm?
8. What happens to Snowball during the meeting about the windmill?
9. Identify the ways Napoleon tries to solidify his leadership position on the farm. How does the process of decision-making on the farm change under Napoleon’s leadership?
10. Why did Napoleon change his mind over the windmill a) in your opinion and b) according to Squealer?
Chapters 6-7
11. How much time has passed so far since the beginning of the story? How have you calculated this?
12. What is the major problem confronting the animals in the building of the windmill? How is this eventually overcome?
13. Why is Snowball accused of the windmill’s destruction? What do you think caused its collapse?
14. Were the confessions of the accused pigs true? How do you know? Why did Boxer not kill the attacking dog outright?
Chapter 8
15. Give an account of the negotiations leading up to the sale of the pile of timber. Why were they so protracted and complicated?
16. Why did the human invaders destroy the windmill?
17. How and why does Squealer persuade the animals they have won a victory?
18. What is the obvious implication of the Squealer and the broken ladder episode? At what earlier part of the story was this in fact apparent?
19. Indicate the various ways in