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| What are the 7 commandments of Animalism? | 1. Whatever goes on 2 legs is an enemy 2. Whatever goes on 4 legs or has wings is a friend. 3. No animal shall wear clothes. 4. No animal shall sleep in a bed. 5. No animal shall drink alcohol. 6. No animal shall kill another animal. 7. All animals are equal. |
| Where did the animals live? | on Manor Farm |
| What was Mr. Jones' problem that the animals, especially Major and the pigs hold against Mr. Jones? | he got too drunk and he took milk, eggs and other things from them without giving back to the animals. |
| Mollie | the foolish white mare who loved her ribbons she had won, but was forbidden to wear because they were clothes. |
| Major | the middle white boar who was 12 years old; considered wise and benevolent; he had a dream that he shared with the animals saying that he thought he would die soon. |
| 3 dogs | Bluebell, Jesse, Pincher |
| 2 carthorses | Boxer & Clover |
| Boxer | 18 hands high & a powerful worker |
| Clover | stout, motherly mare |
| Muriel | the white goat |
| Benjamin | the donkey who was the oldest on the farm and had the worst temper; he made cynical remarks and was devoted to Boxer, the cart horse |
| cat | doesn't pay attention to Major and his talk and voted both ways when asked if the rats were their comrades (friends) |
| Moses | the tame raven and favorite pet to Mr. Jones; he was a clever talker. |
| What was Major's speech about? | He said, "Our lives are miserable, laborious and short.England is fertile, but Man is our enemy; he doesn't give milk or eggs; cows have given him 1,000s of gallon of milk, the hens have given him eggs. What does he do for us? Anything on 2 legs is an enemy! |
| What woke up Mr. Jones? | The singing of the song about cruel whips shall no longer crack. Tyrant man shall be overthrown. The animals sang the song so loud they became wild with excitement. |
| What did Mr. Jones think was happening when he heard the noise in the barn? | He thought the fox was out there, so he fired his pellet gun, and the animals left the barn. |
| When did Major, the boar, die? | He died 3 nights after the meeting in the barn and after telling his dream. |
| What time of the year did the story begin? | early March |
| What happened for 3 months after the first meeting of the animals? | The animals met secretly for 3 months and planned their rebellion. |
| Who organized the rebellion? | the pigs: Snowball and Napoleon and Squealer |
| Snowball | pig who was a more vivacious boar; inventive quicker in speech |
| Napoleon | a large boar who was a fierce Berkshire boar |
| Squealer | a nimble, persuasive, brilliant talker with round cheeks and twinkling eyes |
| Why was the takeover of the Manor Farm so easy? | Mr. JOnes had fallen on hard times and was depressed because he had lost money in a lawsuit, so the hoofed animals attacked Mr. Jones |
| After successfully taking over the farm and running off Mr. and Mrs. Jones, what did Snowball do? | Snowball served a double ration of corn, but no one milked the cows who were in pain from not being milked. |
| Animalism | Major's teaching that were elaborated into a system of thought |
| What did Snowball say to Mollie? | "You will have all the oats and hay you want." |
| Boxer and Clover could not _________ anything out for themselves. | think |
| When did the animals meet to plan the rebellion? | they met nightly to plan the rebellion. |
