Animal Farm: Chapters 5 and 6

How is farm life for the animals different in Chapter VI?

• The animals work harder and harder and many things aren’t finished.

• It is easier than before, with much food and free time.

• Nothing has changed.

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Why was the windmill difficult to build?

• The animals don’t work very hard.

• Snowball is trying to slow them down.

• The stones are large and the weather is bad.

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Usually, when something is voluntary you:

• Must do it.

• May do it only if you wish.

• Must NOT do it.

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What happens on Animal Farm if the animals do not do the voluntary work?

• They are not allowed to attend Sunday meetings.

• Half of their food is taken away.

• They must apologize.

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Napoleon decides to trade with human beings. Which of the following does this contradict?

• The Ten Commandments.

• Major’s speech.

• Mr. Whymper’s advice.

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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How does Squealer explain that it is not against the Seven Commandments for pigs to sleep in beds?

• There is no rule that mentions beds.

• Pigs do not need to follow the rules.

• The rule is against sheets, not beds.

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What does Squealer say about the meaning of “bed”?

• Anything to sleep on, like a pile of straw, is actually a bed.

• Animals do not need to worry about definitions because the word “bed” was invented by man.

• A bed is only a bed if you use blankets.

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Why can’t animals remember their resolutions?

• There are too many to remember.

• The human beings try to confuse them.

• No one has his or her own written copy.

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Who does Napoleon blame for the destruction of the windmill?

• Mr. Jones

• Boxer

• Snowball

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What did Napoleon decide to do in order to get supplies for the windmill?

• He sold the dogs to a puppy mill.

• Sell some of the hay and wheat and, if necessary, some of the hens’ eggs to human beings.

• He used the other pigs as collateral in order to obtain funds.

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