Chapter 6
What was the penalty for not volunteering for Sunday work?
The animal's rations would be cut in half.
Why did Napoleon fill the food bins mostly with sand to prove to Whymper that Animal Farm had a lot of food left?
The humans claimed that the animals were starving and he used sand to prove that they were not so that Whymper would tell the humans. If the humans knew the animals were starving they might attack.
When the Windmill was completed, what did Napoleon name it?
Napoleon Mill
What does Napoleon claim he will do for Boxer?
He says he will send him to the vet
How did Muriel, Jessie, Bluebell, Pincher die?
Old age, several years have passed
How do the pigs justify sleeping in beds?
They need to sleep in the beds so that they get a good nights rest so that their brains can work properly.
What did the humans claim the animals ate for food?
How did Frederick trick Napoleon?
He gave him fake bank notes to pay for the timber
What does Napoleon actually do to Boxer?
He sends him to the knacker or glue factory
How is the windmill used?
The windmill is used for milling corn instead of producing electricity.
Why do the animal's enjoy watching Napoleon give Mr. Whymper instructions on trade?
The animals like the fact that an animal is telling a human what to do.
How did the hens rebel when they were told they had to give up 400 eggs a week?
The hens flew to the top of the rafters and dropped their eggs to the ground causing them to crack.
How did Napoleon get more money for the timber?
He played Frederick and Pilkington on each other. He pretended to be friends with both so he could raise the price.
How does Squealer convince the animals that Boxer was taken to the Vet and not the Knacker?
He says that the vet bought the knacker's van and has not repainted it yet.
What are the sheep taught to say?
How do they learn it?
The sheep are taught "Four Legs Good, Two Legs Better"
Squealer teaches the sheep to say this
What does Napoleon offer to the animals in turn for either Snowball's execution or to bring him in alive?
a bushel of apples or half a bushel of apples
What are the statistics that Squealer reads off to the animals and states have increase by 100%, 200%, and 500%?
Their supply of food
He conferred upon himself the Order of the Green Banner - an award
What were the animals expected to do when they saw a pig walking down the path?
The other animal must step to the side and let the pig go first
Why do Pilkington and the other neighbors come over to Animal Farm?
They admire Animal Farm and what an awesome job the pigs have done. Pilkington wants all farms to be run the same way.
After the Windmill was knocked over by a storm, what did Napoleon use to prove that Snowball was the one who knocked it over?
Napoleon showed the animals pig footprints and smelled them claiming they were Snowballs.
Now that the rebellion is over, what are the animals not allowed to do?
The animals are not allowed to sing Beasts of England.
Two part question, how did Boxer feel about the Battle of the Windmill/How did Squealer feel about the Battle of the Windmill?
Boxer felt like the animals did not win because the windmill was gone and a lot of animals died.
Squealer felt that the battle was a victory because the humans left Animal Farm. He didn't care about the battle because he did not take part in it.
Explain what pension means for the animals.
Pension is pay or food that the animals will get when they retire. No animal has ever received pension.
Explain how the end of Animal Farm is similar to the beginning of Animal Farm.
The farm is now called Manor Farm.
The animals receive little food and work longer hours.
The farm is run by a tyrant.
The pigs walk on two legs like humans.