Animal Farm Study Questions
Chapters 5 & 6
Please answer the following questions on your own paper, with complete sentences.
1.
How has Mollie become troublesome? What happened to Mollie and why do you think this happened to her?
2.
Why do you think Napoleon and Snowball argued?
3.
What were the two sides of the dispute over the windmill?
4.
What happened to Snowball?
5.
The dogs treat Snowball as Mr. Jones used to treat them. What might this mean?
6.
What are the animals told about their decision-making ability and Napoleon’s new responsibility?
7.
What is Boxer’s new maxim and what is his personal motto?
8.
What did Squealer say was Napoleon’s reason for getting rid of Snowball? What is your opinion of Napoleon’s reason?
9.
Do you believe that Napoleon advocated for the windmill all along? Why? What might this mean for the rest of the book?
10.
What new policy does Napoleon create?
11.
What phrase do the sheep constantly break into?
12.
What commandment does the policy abolish and how does Squealer explain it?
13.
What is the human attitude toward Animal Farm now?
14.
What other commandment is changed? What has happened to the commandments on the wall of the barn?
15.
What happened to the windmill during the storm?
16.
Who is it blamed on and what is offered for his capture? Do you believe the accusation? If not, what do you think happened?
Animal Farm Study Questions
Chapters 5 & 6
Please answer the following questions on your own paper, with complete sentences.
1.
How has Mollie become troublesome? What happened to Mollie and why do you think this happened to her?
2.
Why do you think Napoleon and Snowball argued?
3.
What were the two sides of the dispute over the windmill?
4.
What happened to Snowball?
5.
The dogs treat Snowball as Mr. Jones used to treat them. What might this mean?
6.
What are the animals told about their decision-making ability and Napoleon’s new responsibility?
7.
What is Boxer’s new maxim and what is his personal motto?
8.
What did Squealer say was Napoleon’s reason for getting rid of Snowball? What is your opinion of Napoleon’s reason?
9.
Do you believe that Napoleon advocated for the windmill all along? Why? What might this mean for the rest of the book?
10.
What new policy does Napoleon create?
11.
What phrase do the sheep constantly break into?
12.
What commandment does the policy abolish and how does Squealer explain it?
13.
What is the human attitude toward Animal Farm now?
14.
What other commandment is changed? What has happened to the commandments on the wall of the barn?
15.
What happened to the windmill during the storm?
16.
Who is it blamed on and what is offered for his capture? Do you believe the accusation? If not, what do you think happened?

Animal Farm Study Questions
Chapters 7 & 8
Please answer the following questions on your own paper, with complete sentences.
1.
Describe the winter conditions.
2.
What event needed to be concealed from the outside world and why?
3.
What did the animals say to Whymper and why?
4.
What was done to the food bins?
5.
Because of the famine, what did Squealer announce to the hens and how did they react?
6.
What was the outcome of the above question?
7.
What ‘alarming event’ was discovered in early spring and what effect did this have on the animals?
8.
What declarations does Napoleon make in Chapter 7?
9.
What happened to the four pigs Napoleon singled out and why? What happened next?
10.
What kind of a change is this for Animal Farm? Why is this a notable event?
11.
Explain the significance of the end of Chapter 7 (the song).
12.
To what is the 6 th Commandment changed?
13.
What changes in Napoleon become evident in Chapter 8?
14.
What events from the past are changed in Chapter 8?
15.
How does Fredericks swindle Animal Farm and what do the invading humans do?
16.
What original commandment do the pigs break after the battle?
17.
What was Squealer discovered doing? What did Muriel discover?
Animal Farm Study Questions
Chapters 7 & 8
Please answer the following questions on your own paper, with complete sentences.
1.
Describe the winter conditions.
2.
What event needed to be concealed from the outside world and why?
3.
What did the animals say to Whymper and why?
4.
What was done to the food bins?
5.
Because of the famine, what did Squealer announce to the hens and how did they react?
6.
What was the outcome of the above question?
7.
What ‘alarming event’ was discovered in early spring and what effect did this have on the animals?
8.
What declarations does Napoleon make in Chapter 7?
9.
What happened to the four pigs Napoleon singled out and why? What happened next?
10.
What kind of a change is this for Animal Farm? Why is this a notable event?
11.
Explain the significance of the end of Chapter 7 (the song).
12.
To what is the 6 th Commandment changed?
13.
What changes in Napoleon become evident in Chapter 8?
14.
What events from the past are changed in Chapter 8?
15.
How does Fredericks swindle Animal Farm and what do the invading humans do?
16.
What original commandment do the pigs break after the battle?
17.
What was Squealer discovered doing? What did Muriel discover?