Animal Farm Chapters 1-8

1.  According to Major, what is the cause of all the animals’ problems?

• environmental destruction by the farmers
  
• a lack of political power
  
• humans
• the rats and other wild animals

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was Old Major's dream?

• To help all the animals escape the farm
• To be star on American Idol
• To see all of his four hundred children grow up
• To overthrow Jones and all humans

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What country is the novel's setting?

• England
• Ireland
• Germany
• United States

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which one of these was NOT one of the seven things that Old Major said animals must NEVER do?

• Engage in trade
• Sleep in a bed
• Lie to another animal
• B. Wear clothes

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Who arrived first to Old Major's meeting? 

• The three dogs
• The pigs
• Boxer and Clover 
• Moses the raven

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

True or False: Rats are comrades.

• False
• True

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What broke up the meeting in the barn?

• A dog started chasing the cat.
• Mr. Jones came in to feed the animals.
• Old Major died. 
• The animals started singing, which woke up Mr. Jones.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Animalism is similar to...

• Democracy
• Totalitarianism
• Communism
• Monarchy

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

The work of teaching and organizing the other animals fell upon the _________.

• the work horses
• pigs
• the sheep
• the dogs

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.9A

Which pig is described as "large, rather fierce-looking Berkshire boar...not much of a talker, but with a reputation for getting his own way." 

• Napoleon
• Snowball
• Squealer

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3