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| After Snowball was run off by the dogs, how did the animals work? | They worked like slaves, but they were happy. |
| How much did the animals work in the spring and summer after Snowball was run off? | The worked 60 hours a week, and in August on Sunday afternoons, too. |
| What happened when the animals chose not to work the voluntary time on Sunday afternoons? | Their rations were cut in half. |
| What was the harvest like this year compared to last year? | They were less successful than last year even though they were working more? |
| Do we know where Snowball is after the dogs ran him off? | No one knows for sure where Snowball is. |
| Why were the dog biscuits important? | They were needed to Napoleon's dogs that enforced the rules. |
| What happened when the pigs raised a question about using money? | the dogs growled, the sheep chanted "4 legs good; 2 legs bad" and squealer said there had never really been a rule about not using money. |
| Who did Stalin tell the animals would be their intermediary to get money or other goods for them? | the human Mr. Whymper, a solitor (lawyer) |
| When a rule was questioned and something said that it had been decided on in the past, what would Squealer say? | "Was it ever recorded?" |
| Why did human hate the Animal Farm even more now? | Because the animals had been successful. BUT Napoleon wasn't telling the truth on everything about the shortages that had begun and the shortages that happened in the future. |
| Where did the pigs move that had been ruled off-limits when the animals had first taken over Mr. Jones' farm? | The pigs moved into the farmhouse to have a quiet place to work and slept in the human beds. |
| What was the 4th Commandment read to show the pigs were breaking the rules? | "Don't sleep in beds!" |
| What was the response to the pigs sleeping in beds that Squealer gave whenever it was questioned that the pigs were breaking a rule? | "Nobody wants Jones to come back! Right? So the pigs need their rest and can even sleep in late! |
| What was Squealer doing with the commandments? | He was adding on extra words at the end of the 7 commandments. For instance, no sleeping in beds "with sheets" |
| By NOvember the windmill was half built, but what happened to the windmill? | In a storm with a southwest wind, the windmill was leveled to the foundation. |
| How did the animals feeli about the destruction of the windmill? | They were shocked and discouraged. |
| What did Napoleon do at the sight of the destroyed windmill? | 'Comrades,' he said quietly, 'do you know who is responsible for this? Do you know the enemy who has come in the night and overthrown our windmill? SNOWBALL!' he suddenly roared in a voice of thunder. 'Snowball has done this thing! |
| Did Snow ball really have anything to do with the destruction of the windmill? | No, the wind blew it down. |
| What did Napoleon declare about Snowball at the sight of the destroyed windmill? | Comrades, here and now I pronounce the death sentence upon Snowball. 'Animal Hero, Second Class,' and half a bushel of apples to any animal who brings him to justice. A full bushel to anyone who captures him alive!' |
| What did Napoleon declare that they would do, rain or shine? | rebuild the windmill, just to show Snowball |
| What was Napoleon claiming ownership of? | He claimed that the windmill plans were his plans in the first place. |
| What medals had Napoleon awarded himself? | 'Animal Hero, First Class,' and 'Animal Hero, Second Class' |
| What were the animals instructed to do to make it look like they had plenty of food when Mr. Whymper made his weekly visits? | The animals were instructed to fill the barrells almost full of sand, and then put the grain on top of that, so it would appear that they had plenty to eat, even though the animals were beginning to starve. |
| What were the food supplies like in January? | The corn ration was drastically reduced, and it was announced that an extra potato ration would be issued to make up for it. Then it was discovered that the greater part of the potato crop had been frosted in the clamps, which had not been covered thickly enough. The potatoes had become soft and discoloured, and only a few were edible. |
| How were the animals doing in general on the animal farm? | They were always cold, and usually hungry as well. Only Boxer and Clover never lost heart. |
| What wa the winter like on the animal farm? | IT WAS A BITTER WINTER. The stormy weather was followed by sleet and snow, and then by a hard frost |
| What had Napoleon promised and sign with Mr. Whymper? | a contract for four hundred eggs a week. |
| How did the hens respond to this contract? | When the hens heard this, they raised a terrible outcry. |
| How did Napoleon respond to the hens not giving up their eggs? | He ordered the hens' rations to be stopped, and decreed that any animal giving so much as a grain of corn to a hen should be punished by death. |
| How many hens died for not giving up their eggs? | nine |
| What was rumored about Snowball? | He was rumored to hiding out in neighboring farmse |
| When the mil-pails were overturned or a glass broken or anything else happened, who was blamed? | Whenever anything went wrong it became usual to attribute it to Snowball. |
| What did Napoleon declare about Snowball? | He snuffed in every corner, in the barn, in the cow-shed, in the henhouses, in the vegetable garden, and found traces of Snowball almost everywhere. |
| What happened in the barn to the 4 pigs? | The dogs attacked them, three threw themselves on boxer for safety and Boxer pinned one of the dogs with his hoof. The four pigs waited, trembling, with guilt written on every line of their countenances. Napoleon now called upon them to confess their crimes |
| What happened to the 4 pigs after they confessed to secret meetings with Snowball? | When they had finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out, and in a terrible voice Napoleon demanded whether any other animal had anything to confess. |
| After the pigs were slaughtered, what happened to the hens? | The three hens who had been the ringleaders in the attempted rebellion over the eggs now came forward and stated that Snowball had appeared to them in a dream and incited them to disobey Napoleon's orders. They, too, were slaughtered. |
| After numerous confessions, what happened? | the tale of confessions and executions went on, until there was a pile of corpses lying before Napoleon's feet and the air was heavy with the smell of blood, which had been unknown there since the expulsion of Jones. |
| What was one of the rules of the 7 commandments? | no animal shall kill another animal. |
| What did Boxer say after the executions? | 'I do not understand it. I would not have believed that such things could happen on our farm. It must be due to some fault in ourselves. The solution, as I see it, is to work harder. From now onwards I shall get up a full hour earlier in the mornings.' |
| What did Clover realize that spring evening after the mass confessions and executation? | she did not know why - they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes. |
| Feeling very mournful the animals began singing Best of England 3 times after the animals were killed, what happened? | Suealer came up with 2 dogs and He announced that, by a special decree of Comrade Napoleon, 'Beasts of England' had been abolished. From now onwards it was forbidden to sing it. |
| Since the "Beasts of England" song was now banished what was the new song that was supposed to take its place? | Animal Farm, Animal Farm, Never through me shalt thou come to harm! |
| What was the new part added on to the commandment about killing no animal? | "without cause" |
| When was the gun to fired now? | It would be fired every year on Napoleon's birthday, as well as on the other two anniversaries. |
| How was Napoleon supposed to be addressed now? | He was always referred to in formal style as 'our Leader, Comrade Napoleon,' |
| What was painted on the wall of the big barn? | a portrait of Napoleon and a poem written by Minimus. |
| Because rumors of threats on the life of Napoleon, what measures were taken for his safety? | Four dogs guarded his bed at night, one at each corner, and a young pig named Pinkeye was given the task of tasting all his food before he ate it, lest it should be poisoned. |
| What was to be the name of the Windmill? | Napoleon's Mill |
| What had Napoleon amount was demand payment for the timbers? | He had demanded payment in real five- pound notes, which were to be handed over before the timber was removed. |
| what did Mr. Whymper tell Napoleon about Frederick's payment? | The banknotes were forgeries! Frederick had got the timber for nothing! Napoleon called the animals together immediately and in a terrible voice pronounced the death sentence upon Frederick. |
| What did Napoleon say would happen to Frederick after cheating Napoleon? | When captured, he said, Frederick should be boiled alive. At the same time he warned them that after this treacherous deed the worst was to be expected. |
| How many men attacked the next morning? | fifteen men |
| When a message was sent to Pilkington, but Napoleon would not sell the timber to him, and now Napoleon wanted his help, what was Pilkington's response? | On it was pencilled the words: 'Serves you right.' |
| What did Frederick and his men do to the windmill? | They blew it up! |
| Because the animals were so upset about the windmill being blown up, they charged at Frederick and his men, so then what happened? | Many animals were killed and everyone was injured, but they drove the men off of the farm. |
| Why did Squealer say the gun was firing after the Windmil was blown and the farm animals had charged? | we won the victory! But the animals didn't really feel like they had won. They had won, but they were weary and bleeding. |
| How many times was the gun fired? | seven times it was fired in all - and heard the speech that Napoleon made, congratulating them on their conduct, it did seem to them after all that they had won a great victory. |
| What happened to the animals who were killed in battle? | They were given a solemn burial. |
| What did Muriel notice about the 5th commandment? | They had thought the Fifth Commandment was 'No animal shall drink alcohol,' but there were two words that they had forgotten. Actually the Commandment read: 'No animal shall drink alcohol to excess.' |
| what had the pigs found in the cellar of the farmhouse? | It was a few days later than this that the pigs came upon a case of whisky in the cellars of the farmhouse. |
| What had Napoleon had too much to drink of that almost killed him? | the whiskey |
| What had Napoloean asked Whymper to get for him? | he had instructed Whymper to purchase in Willingdon some booklets on brewing and distilling. |
| What was Napoleon planning to grow and why? | barley to make whiskey or other types of alcoholic beverages. |
| Pilkington said | Serves you right! |
| Pilkington was | Winston Churchill of England |
| Frederick was | Hitler of Germany |
| Was Snowball ever really on the farm? | NO, he was NEVER on the farm. Stalin just said that to try to blame everything that went wrong was blamed on Snowball (Trotsky). |
