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Who is left severely injured after the battle of the windmill?
Boxer.
Why do the hens rebel, and what method does Napoleon use to stop them?
They think that taking the eggs is murder, so he stops feeding them until 9 of them die from hunger.
During the assembly, what happens to the four pigs who had previously questioned Napoleon?
Napolina ordered that they should be murdered by the dogs.
During the Battle of the Windmill, how do the humans destroy the structure?
planting dynamite at its base and blowing it up during the Battle of the Windmill.
Who questions Squealer, who is celebrating after the battle of the Windmill and why?
Boxer, and he says that they should not be celebrating after only winning back land that they already had, and with so many injuries and deaths to the animals.
What rumors begin to circulate about Snowball’s secret activities on the farm at night
He was hiding in the neighboring farms and sneaking in to steal food and disturb all the animals, and was heard at night.
How does the mass killing compare to stalins ruling over the soviet union?
In the soviet union, Stalin would hold the Great Purge, which was a mass persecution, and the main goal was to get rid of any people who were a threat to his power, like what Napoleon did.
How do the animals conceal the fact that they are starving when Mr. Whymper visits?
Filled the bucket with sand so that it looked full, and made sure he only got a little glimpse of the bucket. The sheep lied and said that the food portions were getting bigger.
Who composes the new song that begins "Animal Farm, Animal Farm..."?
minumis said that the new lyrics are “animal farm, animal farm, never through me shalt thou come to harm!”
How does the meaning of enemy change?
When Napoleon changes the rule during his mass killing that no animal shall kill another animal to no animal can kill another without cause.
How has the Sixth Commandment regarding killing changed?
It changed from do not kill to do not murder showing that they emphasized for the animals not to kill one another.
Squealer reads figures proving food production has increased by 200-500%. Why do the animals believe these numbers despite their empty stomachs?
They falsely show increased food production to convince the animals that life is better than it was under Mr. Jones.
Who questions Boxer being taken to a "hospital" in a slaughter house truck after he collapsed?
The donkey benjimen who knows how to read and saw what the logo was and also clover who was running after them screaming for boxer to try to escape.
Who does Napoleon sell the pile of timber to, and what goes wrong with the payment?
He sells the timber to Mr. Frederick, but his payment was fake.
The sale of timber to Frederick (Germany) and the subsequent betrayal mirror the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and Hitler’s invasion of Russia. How does Orwell depict the confusion of the animals during these shifting alliances?
Orwell depicts the animals' confusion during the shifting alliances primarily through their inability to access or comprehend information independently, making them reliant on the propaganda ministry, the pigeons, and the official party line delivered by Napoleon and Squealer.
Why does Napoleon think he is dying, and what is the actual cause of his illness?
He thought she was dying because the pigs drank whiskey, but it was just a hangover.
How does Napoleon rarely appear in public now, and what creates a "cult of personality" around him (titles, poems, etc.)?
He gathers power, which “elevates his status,” which is why he never appears.
This chapter represents the "Great Purge" or the Moscow Trials. Why do the animals confess to crimes they likely didn't commit?
Like the Great Purge, the animals in Animal Farm are instilled with fear. Napoleon used paranoia and fear to scare animals. They most likely admitted to crimes to show that if they did commit the crime that they would be honorable and would show their loyalty most likely though they wouldn't actually be killed