Plot
What is hard about winter on the farm?
Cold, not enough food
What kind of animal is Napoleon?
Pig
“As Clover looked down the hillside her eyes filled with tears. If she could have spoken her thoughts, it would have been to say that this was not what they had aimed at when they had set themselves years ago to work for the overthrow of the human race” (86). What causes Clover to think this?
confession and slaughter
What does Animalism compare to in the Russian Revolution?
Communism
What does vice mean?
A. requiring much work; difficult
B. deep-seated hatred
C. an immoral behavior or habit; a moral flaw or weakness.
C
Whom do they blame when things go wrong on the farm? Do you think this is true?
Snowball; no Snowball is an easy scapegoat and blaming him also solidifies him as a common enemy
Name 3 pigs.
Napoleon, Snowball, Squealer
Who says this quotation, “I will work harder"?
Boxer
What do the dogs compare to in the Russian Revolution?
A. the leader’s pets B. the police C. propaganda
B. the police
What does laborious mean?
A. requiring much work; difficult
B. deep-seated hatred, often mutual between two parties.
C. an immoral behavior or habit; a moral flaw or weakness.
A
What happens to the pigs who confess to working with Snowball?
throats torn out by dogs
What kind of animal is Boxer?
horse
After the animals confess and then get punished, Boxer thinks, “I do not understand it. I would not have believed that such things could happen on our farm. It must be due to some fault in ourselves” (85). Boxer thinks the “fault in ourselves” is that they are not working hard enough. What is really at fault, though?
the greed/corruption/power hungry nature of the pigs
Explain why Squealer compares to propaganda used in the Russian Revolution.
Propaganda is biased information used to help support a political party, and Squealer gives speeches to persuade the animals to support Napoleon’s leadership.
What does enmity mean?
A. requiring much work; difficult
B. deep-seated hatred, often mutual between two parties.
C. an immoral behavior or habit; a moral flaw or weakness.
B
What happens with the song, Beasts of England, at the end of the chapter?
They aren’t allowed to sign it anymore
What is the name of the animal that first came up with the idea of a revolution?
Major
Find a quotation in chapter 7 that reflects the animal’s dedication to Napoleon.
Who does Snowball compare to in the Russian Revolution? A. Trotsky B. Lenin C. Stalin
A. Trotsky
What does reverent mean?
feeling or showing deep respect
What do they do to the windmill to strengthen it?
thicker walls
Who is Whymper?
The human they trade with
Find a quotation in chapter 7 that reflects the brutality and oppression of Napoleon’s leadership.
Various answers
Who does Napoleon compare to in the Russian Revolution? A. Trotsky B. Lenin C. Stalin
C. Stalin
What does impromptu mean?
done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed