Animal Farm 4

Read the passage from Ch. VIII of Animal Farm which begins "In the autumn" and ends "Courage, comrades!" (pp. 93-97). Use the passage to answer the following questions:

Which best expresses the main idea of paragraphs 2-4?

• Napoleon only pretended to be friends with Pilkington in order to get Frederick to pay more for the timber.

• A person selling something always gets a higher price when two people want to buy it.

• Napoleon's clever bargaining resulted in a transaction that seemed to be very profitable for Animal Farm.

• Napoleon sold the wood to Frederick after he learned that Snowball was really living at Foxwood.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

The description of Napoleon in paragraph 5 most closely resembles -

• a general surveying his troops before battle

• a king sitting on his throne before his subjects

• a judge passing sentence on a group of criminals

• an actor performing before an audience

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the effect of the phrase flimsy white things in paragraph 5?

• It reveals Boxer's lack of understanding about the bank-notes.

• It emphasizes the significance of the bank-notes.

• It underscores Napoleon's cunning in obtaining the bank-notes.

• It raises questions about the value of the bank-notes.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The discovery that the bank-notes are forgeries is ironic because -

• Napoleon had refused to take a cheque because it was just a piece of paper

• Napoleon had forced Frederick to raise his price for the timber

• the other animals had expected Napoleon to sell the timber to Pilkington

• Frederick had been planning all along to attack Animal Farm

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Based on information in paragraphs 7 and 8, it appears that Pilkington -

• knew all along that the bank-notes were forgeries

• plans to join forces with Frederick

• was willing to forgive Napoleon for his actions

• has no intention of helping the animals

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which line from the passage best indicates that Napoleon is extremely proud of his business deal with Frederick?

• . . . Napoleon announced that he had sold the pile of timber to Frederick.

• . . . Napleon reposed on a bed of straw on the platform, with the money at his side . . .

• . . . a choking roar of rage sounded from Napoleon's apartments.

• . . . For the moment even Napoleon was at a loss.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

The main conflict in this passage first becomes apparent when -

• Napoleon announces his plans to sell the timber to Frederick

• Whymper brings his news about the bank-notes to Napoleon

• Frederick and his men fire their guns at the animals

• the pigeons arrive with Pilkington's message

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9