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Animal Farm Chapter 9 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As food rations grow smaller, what does Squealer tell the animals?

a)

That rations are still better than when Mr. Jones was in charge.

b)

That they should deal with it.

c)

That the pigs are eating well, so they can rule well.

2.

Where is Boxer sent to?

a)

Sugarcandy Mountain

b)

The zoo

c)

The glue factory

d)

The farm nextdoor

3.

How old is Boxer turning?

a)

12

b)

17

c)

33

d)

45

4.

How many pigs were born in the fall?

a)

31

b)

32

c)

50

d)

28

5.

What did Boxer collapse because of?

a)

His lungs

b)

His kidney

c)

His heart

d)

His stomach

e)

He never collapsed

6.

Where did the pigs get the money for the case of whiskey?

a)

They sold produce

b)

They robbed a bank

c)

They had sold Boxer to the slaughterhouse.

d)

They had sold Molly to the slaughterhouse.

e)

They took Mr. Jones' savings.

7.

What were said to have been Boxer’s last words?

a)

“Forward Comrades! Forward in the name of the Rebellion. Long live Animal Farm! Long live Comrade Napoleon! Napoleon is always right.”

b)

"Four legs good, Two legs better"

c)

"I was the only one who worked on this farm"

d)

"My dying wish is to listen to Single Ladies by Beyonce"

8.

__________ tries to save Boxer from the van.

a)

Old Major

b)

Molly

c)

Clover

d)

Muriel

9.

What is the purpose of the "Spontaneous Demonstrations"?

a)

To honor Old Major

b)

To praise the pigs

c)

To make the animals forget about their hunger and lack of resources

10.

Who are the only animals to not have their rations reduced?

a)

Pigs and dogs

b)

Hens and chickens

c)

Pigs and cows

d)

Dogs and hens

11.

Boxer continues to believe in Animalism even though most of its rules and laws have been broken or rewritten by the pigs. Why is this?

a)

He is a steadfast idealist

b)

He has been hypnotized by Napoleon

c)

He has nothing else left to believe in

12.

Until now the animals on the farm had had a rather foolish custom of addressing one another as “Comrade.” This was to be suppressed. Why does the author choose to use the underlined word here?

a)

To show that the custom of addressing of one another as "Comrade" had to be stopped with the use of authority or force.

b)

To show that people had to continue the custom of addressing one another as "Comrade".

c)

To prove the point that it was a foolish custom.

13.

The quote, "... pigs would have the privilege of wearing green ribbons on their tails..." is an example of:

a)

personification

b)

a metaphor

c)

irony

d)

a simile

14.

The tone in Chapter 9 is dark and full of tragedy. How does Orwell set this tone in the chapter?

a)

Orwell writes about all the things that went against Old Major's goals, since whatever was left of Old Major's original goals are all but vanished.

b)

Orwell sets the tone by explaining how Old Major's original goals were all met and strictly followed.

c)

Orwell writes about all the crimes committed by the thieves who came to rob the animals' gained riches.

15.

"For a horse, it was said, the pension would be five pounds of corn a day and, in winter, fifteen pounds of hay, with a carrot or possibly an apple on public holidays." Why does Orwell use all these commas?

a)

To make the long sentence easier to read, by adding pauses.

b)

To distinguish and emphasize each part of the sentence.

c)

To put a lot of information in one sentence while being grammatically correct.