Animal Farm Chapters 6-7

Which line from the text uses a simile to prove how hard the animals worked?

• "It says, 'No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets.'"

• "Nevertheless, as summer wore on, various unforeseen shortages were felt."

• "All that year, the animals worked like slaves."

• "The animals were not badly off throughout that summer, in spite of their hard work."

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

What literary element is being used when the animals can no longer sing a song about rebellion when they really need another rebellion right now.

• Metaphor

• Foreshadow

• Imagery

• Irony

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why was work on Sundays not really voluntary?

• those who did not volunteer would receive less food

• Those who did not volunteer would have to work extra on Saturdays

• Those who did not volunteer had to gather apples

• Those who did not volunteer were locked out of the farmhouse

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why does Squealer use rhetorical questions in his propaganda speeches?

• To confuse the animals' thinking

• to create urgency

• to illustrate his knowledge

• to practice his listening skills

When Napoleon begins to trade with the neighboring farm, what major rule is he contradicting (going against)?

• Man is the enemy

• No animal shall sleep in a bed

• All animals are equal

• No animal shall wear clothes

Who gets blamed for the destruction of the windmill?

• Squealer

• Mr. Jones

• Snowball

• Mollie

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

How is Napoleon becoming a totalitarian leader

• He is leaving the decisions up to "the people"

• He listens to the people but makes his own decisions regardless

• He exerts total control over the people

• He holds elections and meetings

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

How is Squealer's role in the story centered around propaganda

• He tries to overthrow Napoleon

• He acts as a mediator between the animals and Napoleon

• He tells lies to convince the animals Napoleon is fair

• He listens to the other animals and sympathizes with them

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Imagery and conflict are shown at the beginning of Chapter 7 because

• the winter has made it problematic for the animals to work

• the heat of the summer has the animals dying of heat exhaustion

• The reference to the Russian Revolution creates problems

• The happiness felt on Animal Farm is a problem for the human beings

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Why does Napoleon fill the grain bins with mostly sand and top them off with real grain?

• To illustrate the desperation of Animal Farm

• To deceive the outside world

• To show respect for the hard work

• To allow his dogs plenty of food