Chapter 7
In Chapter 7, Napoleon fills the nearly empty grain bins with sand and tops them with grain. What is the purpose of this action?
To hide the food shortage
In Chapter 8, the commandment about alcohol is changed. What is the revised wording?
No animal shall drink alcohol to excess
When Benjamin reads the side of the van that comes for Boxer, the moment creates dramatic irony. Why?
Readers know the van goes to the knacker
In Chapter 10, the pigs begin walking on two legs and carrying whips. What does this change most clearly signal?
The pigs are becoming like humans
Which statement best captures a central theme of Chapters 7-10?
Those in power rewrite rules to stay in power
After the hens smash their eggs rather than surrender them, Napoleon cuts their rations. What is the outcome of the hens' rebellion?
Nine hens die; the rebellion ends
What happens after Napoleon sells the timber to Mr. Frederick?
Frederick pays forged notes, then attacks
After Boxer is taken away, Squealer claims he died peacefully in the hospital. This explanation is best described as what?
A comforting lie rewriting what happened
The final commandment reads: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." What is the effect of this wording?
It makes inequality sound acceptable
What does Boxer represent in the second half of the novel, especially Chapter 9?
The loyal working class, exploited and discarded
"Beasts of England" is outlawed in Chapter 7. What replaces it?
A loyalist anthem for the farm
In Chapter 8, the pigs move into the farmhouse and begin sleeping in beds. How is the commandment about beds changed to justify this?
No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets
Moses the raven returns in Chapter 9. Why do the pigs tolerate him?
His Sugarcandy Mountain stories keep animals passive
At the end of the novel the farm has two windmills and appears more prosperous, yet the animals still work hard and receive little. What inference is best supported by this contrast?
Farm success does not mean fairness for animals
Squealer repeatedly changes the commandments and explains away contradictions throughout Chapters 7-10. What is the primary effect of his actions?
He uses propaganda to keep the pigs in power
In Chapter 7, animals are forced to confess and are then executed. What does this event most clearly show about Napoleon's methods?
He uses fear to silence opposition
In Chapter 8, how do Frederick and his men destroy the windmill during the Battle of the Windmill?
They blow it up with blasting powder
Which of Boxer's mottos best shows his approach to work in Chapters 7-9?
I will work harder
In Chapter 10, Napoleon invites Mr. Pilkington and other neighbouring farmers to the farm for a tour and dinner. What does this visit most clearly show?
Pigs and farmers toast each other as owners
In Chapter 7, Napoleon begins trading with the outside world through a human intermediary. Who is that intermediary?
Mr. Whymper
The text states that if a window was broken or a drain was blocked up, someone was certain to say that Snowball had come in the night and done it. What does this primarily illustrate?
Snowball is the universal scapegoat
After the windmill is destroyed, the pigs call the battle a great victory. This is an example of what?
Dramatic irony
In Chapter 9, what happens to Boxer while he is working on the windmill?
He collapses from overwork and is promised care
Which quotation best supports the theme that the revolution has come full circle?
The creatures looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which
In Chapter 9, Squealer reads out figures and the animals take part in Spontaneous Demonstrations. What is the main purpose of these demonstrations?
To convince animals life is improving despite rations