Animal Farm Comprehension Questions
Chapter 2
1. Which animals (e.g., chickens, horses, dogs) took the lead in working towards the
rebellion? Why did they take the lead?
2. Describe Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer.
3. What is Animalism? At first, did all the animals support it?
4. Who asked the dumbest questions about the rebellion?
5. Who was Moses? Did Moses support Animalism? What did Sugarcandy
Mountain represent?
6. Who strongly supported the leaders of Animalism?
7. Was Mr. Jones a hardworking man?
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8. What caused the rebellion? Immediately after the men were driven away from the
farm, what did the animals do? What did they say about Mr. Jones’ house?
9. Who wrote the Seven Commandments and for how long were the animals
supposed to live by them?
10. Who do you think drank the milk mentioned at the end of the chapter?
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