Chapter 5 Animal Farm

Which of the following is true about Mollie?

• She was seen having her nose stroked

• She wore ribbons on the farm

• She was seen stealing food

• Clover liked Mollie

Answer explanation

"A fat red-faced man in check breeches and gaiters, who looked like a publican, was stroking her nose and feeding her with sugar.”

Where did Snowball's plans come from?

• He found them in Mr. Jones' house

• He read numerous books that belonged to Mr. Jones

• Him and Clover brainstormed them together

• He found the plans on a neighboring farm

Answer explanation

“Within a few weeks Snowball's plans for the windmill were fully worked out. The mechanical details came mostly from three books which had belonged to Mr. Jones–One Thousand Useful Things to Do About the House, Every Man His Own Bricklayer, and Electricity for Beginners.”

What was the timeline of Napoleon's Windmill project?

• 2 years

• 1 year

• 9 months

• 2 months

Answer explanation

“The building of the windmill, with various other improvements, was expected to take two years.”

Who does Napolean and Snowball represent?

• Kant and Rousseau

• Stalin and Orwell

• Napoleon and Stalin

• Stalin and Trotsky (intellectual)

Answer explanation

- Napoleon represents Stalin, ruler of the Soviet Union, while Snowball represents Trotsky

Who would typically interrupt Snowball during his speeches?

• The ducks

• The sheep

• The pigs

• The pigeons

Answer explanation

“Of late the sheep had taken to bleating "Four legs good, two legs bad" both in and out of season, and they often interrupted the Meeting with this. It was noticed that they were especially liable to break into "Four legs good, two legs bad" at crucial moments in Snowball's speeches.” 

What would the Windmill provide for the animals?

• - saws, electricity, milking machines

  - less labour upon completion

• - protection from the farmers who attacked previously

  - electricity

• farm aesthetics!!

• - a clean, natural energy source

  - a place to hand their flag

Answer explanation

- supply the farm with electrical power: "light the stalls, warm them in winter...run a circular saw, a chaff-cutter, a mangel-slicer, and an electric milking machine."

- reduce the workload of the animals: "much labour would be saved that the animals would only need to work three days a week."

True or False: Napoleon raised the 9 dogs.

• true

• false

Answer explanation

These were the same puppies that were found after harvest.

** "Napoleon had taken [them] away from their mothers and reared [them] privately."

True or False: Napoleon urinated on Snowball's Windmill plans.

• true

• false

Answer explanation

"suddenly he lifted his leg, urinated over the plans, and walked out without uttering a word."

True or False: There are rumors that the pigeons saw Snowball on a neighboring farm.

• false

• true

Answer explanation

FALSE: Snowball was not mentioned after he was chased out of the farm by the nine dogs

The pigs initially opposed Napoleon's revisions to Sunday meetings

• true

• false