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Animal Farm Chapter Questions Chapter 1 1. How does the novel begin? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 2. What is a “scullery”? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________

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3. Why are the farm animals excited? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 4. How did the animals view Old Major? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 5. How are the two horses described? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________

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6. What was the character of Benjamin, the donkey? How do you know? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 7. What were the last animals to come? What could this mean? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 8. What animal was missing? What does this foreshadow? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ © Worksheet Library

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9. Briefly, what ideas of Karl Marx does Major present? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 10. What interrupted the meeting? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 11. What point did Major bring up because of this incident? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________

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12. What was the vote? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 13. Whom are the animals to consider as enemies? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 14. Describe Major’s song. What feelings does it appeal to? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________

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15. Why did the meeting end abruptly? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________

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