Friday, December 16, 2011

Today, we finished the powerpoint on the introduction of Animal Farm. Over the holidays, you are to read the novel and answer the questions in point form. I am posting the questions here for you.

Animal Farm
Instructions: Answer each of the following questions in list form if you choose. They must be highly detailed.
Questions: Chapters 1 to 3

1. Explain the most important ideas of Animalism (value: 3)

2. List the Seven Commandments. (value: 7)

3. Describe (give a detailed account of) the Rebellion. (value: 7)

4. Describe (give a detailed account of) the hay harvest (including its outcome).(value: 5)

5. Describe the education of the animals. How does the education of the animals work out? (value: 4)

6. What happened to the milk and apples? How does this align itself to the Seven Commandments? How is this “change” explained? (value: 3)


Questions: Chapters 4 to 6


1. Describe and explain the growing conflict between Napoleon and Snowball as well as the events leading up to the eventual outcome. (value: 7)


2. What is the importance of the windmill in the story? What does it represent in the real world? (value: 2)

3. Describe (give a detailed account of ) the Battle of the Cowshed. (value: 7)

4. Tell how the pigs corrupt the Seven Commandments. (value: 3)

5. What is a scapegoat? Explain how the pigs make use of scapegoats. (value: 3)

Questions: Chapters 7 – 10


1. Describe the purge, in detail, from the beginning to the end. (value: 8)

2. What becomes of “Beasts of England”? Why? (value: 2)

3. Describe the negotiations for the pile of lumber. (value: 5)

4. Describe the Battle of the Windmill. (value: 6)

5. Describe what happens to Boxer. (value: 5)

6. Describe the final scene and explain its meaning. (value: 7)