Animal Farm Test 2

Napoleon's effort to persuade the animals that his decision to sell some of their crops is a good idea is faulty and deceptive because ----

• The windmill could be built without the materials Napoleon wants to obtain

• Getting what is wanted or needed is the purpose of any commercial venture

• The hens are the only animals that would be forced to make a sacrifice

• The other animals had no say in the decision to sell the crops

Some animals are concerned about Napoleon's plans to trade with humans because-----

• the humans will try to take advantage of Napoleon

• the animals need the crops for their own food

• the pigs will take all the profits for themselves

• the animals seem to recall a decision not to deal with humans

Which of the following words in a glossary means the same as intermediary as it is used in paragraph 2 page 63-64?

• Prevaricator-one who tries to mislead

• Malcontent- one who stirs up trouble

• liaison-one who assists with communication

• impediment-one who obstructs progress

The attitude of most humans toward Animal Farm as revealed in paragraph 4 page 64-65 is largely one of----

• ambivalence

• jealousy

• antagonism

• indifference

Paragraph 5 pg. 66 serves primarily to --

• reveal how the pigs have assumed privileged status

• present a picture of the animals' daily life on the farm

• establish the respect which the animals have for Napoleon

• demonstrate the superior intelligence of Clover and Muriel

Which line from the selection most reveals the uneasiness of some of the animals?

• "Four legs good, two legs bad."

• "Napoleon is always right."

• "Muriel, read me the fourth commandment."

• "Surely none of you wishes to see Jones back?"

What is the primary conflict in this selection?

• the pigs versus the other animals

• the animals of Animal Farm versus humans

• Napoleon versus Whymper

• Squealer versus Clover and Muriel

Reread the following passage from page 70:

"In sheer malignity, thinking to set back our plans and avenge himself for his ignominious expulsion, this traitor has crept here under cover of night and destroyed our work of nearly a year"

What is the best meaning of "maligity" as it is used in the passage?

• Admiration

• Confusion

• Morality

• Revenge

Which piece of evidence best reveals the sacrifice Boxer is making? Choose 2.

• "Nothing could have been achieved without Boxer, whose strength seemed equal to that of all the rest of the animals put together." Pg. 61

• "His two slogans, "I will work harder" and "Napoleon is always right," seemed to him a sufficient answer to all problems."Pg. 61

• "He had made arrangements with the cockerel to call him three-quarters of an hour earlier in the mornings instead of half an hour." pg. 61

• "And in his spare moments, of which there were not many nowadays, he would go alone to the quarry, collect a load of broken stone, and drag it to the site of the windmill unassisted." pg. 61-62

Reread the following passages from pages 64-67:

"A few animals still felt doubtful, but Squealer asked them shrewdly,'Are you certain that this is not something that you have dreamed, comrades? Have you any record of such a resolution? Is it written anywhere?'"(64)

"'You have heard then, comrades,' he said. 'that pigs now sleep in the beds of the farmhouse? And why not? You did not suppose, surely, that there was ever a ruling against beds?... You would not rob us of our repose, would you, comrades? You would not have us too tired to carry out our duties? Surely none of you wishes to see Jones back?'"(67)

How do Squealer's repeated questions impact the other animals?

• These questions give the other animals the confidence to stand up to those who are treating them unfairly.

• These questions cause the other animals to question themselves and what they think they know is true.

• These questions help to calm the animals' worries about whether Jones might return to the farm.

• These questions cause the other animals to form a secret rebellion against the pigs and dogs.