Animal Farm Chapter 9
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This quiz focuses on Chapter 9 of George Orwell's *Animal Farm*, targeting the critical developments that expose the corruption and betrayal at the heart of Napoleon's regime. Designed for grades 9-12, these questions require students to demonstrate close reading skills, textual recall, and analytical thinking about characterization, plot development, and thematic elements. Students need a solid understanding of Orwell's allegorical framework and must be able to identify specific details that reveal the pigs' increasing corruption, such as their exclusive privileges, manipulation of information, and ultimate betrayal of Boxer. The questions assess comprehension of key plot points including Boxer's tragic fate, the pigs' adoption of human vices, and their systematic rewriting of history through Squealer's propaganda. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying dystopian literature and political allegory in grades 9-12. The assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a reading check after students complete Chapter 9, a review tool before class discussions about the novel's climactic betrayals, or homework to reinforce understanding of crucial plot developments. Teachers can use this quiz for formative assessment to gauge student comprehension before moving to more complex analytical discussions about Orwell's critique of totalitarian regimes. The questions align with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3, requiring students to cite textual evidence and analyze character development, while also supporting CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.9 through examination of texts with historical and cultural significance.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Chapter 9: An ailing Boxer indicates that what is his one real ambition?
To see Napoleon overthrown
To see Snowball return
To see the windmill well underway
To see the schoolhouse well underway
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Chapter 9: How old is Boxer in this chapter?
10
11
12
13
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Chapter 9: Which two groups of animals never have their rations reduced?
Pigs
Dogs
Cows
Sheep
Horses
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Chapter 9: Complete the following quote. "…in those days they had all been _________ and now they were _________, and that made all the difference."
free; slaves
slaves; free
free; hungry
hungry; slaves
slaves; well-fed
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Chapter 9: What are the young pigs encouraged to do?
Play with the other young animals.
Follow Boxer around.
Not play with the other young animals.
Not follow Boxer around.
Hunt down Snowball.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Chapter 9: What privilege are the pigs given for Sundays?
A pint of beer
A poem in their honor
Two extra hours of sleep
Green ribbons on their tails
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Chapter 9: What grain item is announced to be reserved for the pigs?
Barley
Wheat
Oats
Lentils
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.9
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