Animal Farm - Chapters 4-5

Which is closest in meaning to, “Snowball flung his fifteen stone against Jones’ legs.”

• Threw fifteen small stones at Jones.

• Ran into Jones with his heavy weight.

• Threw Jones’ bullets back at him.

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There is a description of animals on other farms: “Bulls which had always been tractable suddenly turned savage, sheep broke down hedges and devoured the clover, cows kicked the pails over, hunters refused their fences and shot their riders on to the other side. Above all, the tune and even the words of “Beasts of England” were known everywhere.” What are these examples of?

• Other animals’ rebelliousness.

• Other animals’ calmness.

• Other animals’ apathy.

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In the first paragraph, the pigeons were sent out to mingle with the animals on neighboring farms. To “mingle” probably means:

• Marry

• Mix with

• Destroy

• Fight

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What “department” of the government of Animal Farm did the pigeons work for?

• Foreign Affairs

• Defense

• Education

• Propaganda

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“‘Beasts of England’ was irrepressible.” From the context, “irrepressible” means:

• Not repressed

• Difficult to stop

• Free from oppression

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TRUE or FALSE: The other farmers were really good friends with Mr. Jones and wanted to help him.

• True

• False

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TRUE or FALSE: The animals were surprised by the humans’ attack.

• True

• False

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TRUE or FALSE: Snowball commanded the animals in battle.

• True

• False

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TRUE or FALSE: The stable lad was killed by Boxer.

• True

• False

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What happened to Mollie?

• She was killed by Mr. Jones.

• She betrayed Animal Farm and went to work for humans.

• She began her own revolution in which all animals get sugar.

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