Animal Farm by George Orwell Chapter 03

Animal Farm by George Orwell Chapter 03

Animal Farm by George Orwell Summary (Question and Answer)

Chapter Three

CHAPTER THREE

1.

19

All of the animals worked exceedingly hard to get the hay in with each one of them playing their part. What job did the pigs perform?

Whilst all of the animals laboured day and night to get the hay in, the pigs did not actually perform any manual labour. Instead they directed and supervised the other animals, as was only natural owing to their superior intellect.

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20

The animals all worked very hard throughout the summer and they were all happier than they had ever thought possible. Among the animals it was Boxer who was the admiration of everyone owing to his incredible strength and work ethic. What arrangement had he come to with one of the cockerels which emphasised his commitment to the farm?

Boxer had come to an arrangement with one of the cockerels who was asked to wake him thirty minutes before everyone else to enable the horse to do half an hour’s extra labour on whatever seemed to need the most attention before the regular day’s work began.

3.

21

Whilst almost every single one of the animals on the farm worked to their maximum capacity it was noted that a small minority did not do so. Among these was the cat who, it was observed, would frequently disappear for hours on end when there was work to be done. Why did the other animals not get angry at the cat, however?

The other animals did not get angry at the cat’s absences because she always made such excellent excuses and purred so affectionately that it was impossible to not believe in her good intentions.

4.

21-22

Every Sunday the animals would perform a ceremony which involved the raising of a flag. Describe this flag and explain the significance of what it depicts.

The flag depicted a white hoof and horn on a green background. The green background represented the green fields of England whilst the horn and hoof signified the future Republic of the Animals which would arise after humans had been overthrown throughout the land.

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22

After the animals had raised the flag they would hold a meeting inside the big barn where the coming week’s work would be planned out and other matters of importance proposed by any animal and debated and voted on by the rest. The two most active animals in proposing and debating matters of policy were Napoleon and Snowball. Did these two pigs tend to agree with one another?

No. Napoleon and Snowball never seemed to agree and would even oppose each other when one of them would propose a seemingly uncontroversial motion.

6.

22-23

Snowball was very active in promoting and organising a number of committees. One of these was the ‘Wild Comrades Re-education Committee’. Which other animal joined this committee and seemed very active in it for a number of days?

The Cat joined the Wild Comrades’ Re-education Committee and seemed very active in it for a while during which she spend her time educating the sparrows about the advantages of joining the revolution. The Cat encouraged the sparrows to witness what being a comrade meant by taking the opportunity of sitting on her paw in perfect ‘safety’!

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23

Whilst Snowball’s animal committees were not very successful, his reading classes were. Many of the animals learned how to read or at least tried their hardest to do so. Mollie, however, was less interested in learning how to read instead she just wanted to learn five letters. What were these letters?

Mollie was only interested in learning the five letters which together spelled her name – M-O-L-L-I-E.

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24

After a great deal of thought, Snowball decided that the seven commandments could be reduced to a single maxim. What was this and why did he feel the need to shorten the seven commandments?

Snowball was concerned that a number of the less intelligent animals were unable to learn the seven commandments by heart and so he set about writing a single maxim which encapsulated the other commandments. This maxim was simply: ‘FOUR LEGS GOOD, TWO LEGS BAD’.

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25

Napoleon wasn’t interested in Snowball notion of re-education; instead he claimed to focus on educating the young. To this end he took over the education of nine puppies who had recently been born. How did he do this and what did the other animals think about it?

Napoleon kept the puppies in the loft where he ‘educated them’ and soon the other animals forgot about their existence as they never came into contact with them.

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25

Many animals had grown curious about where the milk which was produced by the cows was going. Other animals expressed discontentment when they were not invited to share in the first apples of the season which were now being collected. Both of these commodities were being consumed by the pigs. On what basis did Squealer claim to the other animals that the pigs needed to have these?

Squealer explained that the reason why the pigs needed to drink the milk and eat the apples was to preserve their heath. Science had shown that milk and apples were vitally important to the health of a pig and, as the pig’s health was vital for the smooth running of the farm, this was in every animal’s best interests.

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Animal Farm by George Orwell Chapter 04

Animal Farm by George Orwell Chapter 04

Animal Farm by George Orwell Summary (Question and Answer)

Chapter Four

CHAPTER FOUR
1. 27 As the summer went on, news of Animal Farm began to spread across England. How did Napoleon and Snowball try to further spread news of their rebellion? Napoleon and Snowball sent out pigeons who were instructed to spread news of the rebellion among the inhabitants of other farms.
2. 27 Since being physically turned out of his farm, how had Mr Jones spent the majority of his time? Since being kicked out of Animal Farm, Mr Jones had spent the majority of his time in a local pub called the Red Lion, located in near-by Willingdon. Here he spent his days complaining to all those he met, lamenting what had happened to his farm
3. 27-28 What were the names of the farms on either side of Animal Farm and what was their relationship with each other and how did they feel about the rebellion? The two farms which neighboured Animal Farm were called Foxwood and Pinchfield. These two farms differed from each other dramatically and their respective owners adamantly disliked each other. Perhaps the one thing that they agreed on was the danger posed by the revolution in Animal Farm. They tried to keep news of the rebellion from their own animals and, when it was discussed, they spread news of discontentment among the animals of the liberated farm.
4. 29 As summer turned to Winter, the animals were alarmed to receive reports of Mr Jones, his men, and a dozen others from the neighbouring farms heading towards them with the intention of recapturing Animal Farm. The animals had expected such a move and, with Snowball taking the lead, the animals were ready to fight against the humans. How had Snowball learned about warfare and developed his defence strategy? Snowball had developed his defence strategy by reading a book about Julius Caesar’s military campaigns which he had found in the farmhouse.
5. 30 Under Snowball’s direction, the animals sprang a coordinated attack. The battle was fierce but the animals were victorious. During the battle, one sheep was shot and a farmhand from Foxwood was severely wounded. How did these events occur? During the battle there were two main injuries. The first was a sheep who was shot dead by Mr Jones. The second was a young farmhand from Foxwood who was struck by Boxer and was thought to have been killed. However it was later discovered that the boy had just been stunned and knocked unconscious.
6. 31 After their victory, the animals noted in alarm that Mollie was missing. Fearing that she had been harmed or kidnapped, the animals began searching for her. Where was she discovered and why was she there? Mollie was discovered hiding in her manger with her head buried in the hay. After hearing Mr Jones firing his gun, she bolted and took up her hiding place.
7. 32 After the battle, the animals began celebrating their victory and commemorating the dead. After awarding honours to Snowball and Boxer, who were awarded the newly created honour of ‘Animal hero, first class’ and the dead sheep, who was awarded ‘Animal Hero, Second class’, the animals settled on a name for the battle. What was this? The animals decided to name their victory ‘The Battle of the Cowshed’.
8. 32 The animals discovered Mr Jones’s gun lying in the mud. The animals decided that the gun would be kept by the flagstaff and fired twice a year. On what two occasions was this gun to be fired? The animals decided that Mr Jones’s gun should be fired twice a year to mark the two most important anniversaries of Animal Farm: The anniversary of the rebellion and the anniversary of ‘The Battle of the Cowshed.

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Animal Farm by George Orwell Chapter 05

Animal Farm by George Orwell Chapter 05

Animal Farm by George Orwell Summary (Question and Answer)

Chapter Five

CHAPTER FIVE
1. 33-34 As the winter progressed, Mollie disappeared. Where did she go and what was the series of events which led up to this? Mollie vanished from Animal Farm but was later seen pulling a human’s cart on the other side of Willingdon. Three days before she vanished she was seen by Clover speaking to a farmhand working at Foxwood. Clover later searched her stool and found a pile of sugar lumps and a number of ribbons concealed in her hay.
2. 36-37 Farm policy was now decided by the pigs and only ratified by the other animals. This system worked well even though Napoleon and Snowball continued to disagree and argue on almost every point. The cause of more debate than anything else was Snowball’s plan to build a windmill. Why did Snowball think that building a windmill would be so advantageous for the animals? Snowball argued that if the animals spent a year building a windmill then the farm would be supplied with electricity and this would enable the animals to use machines to do much of the work which they currently did.
3. 36 Whilst Snowball proposed the building of a windmill, Napoleon was adamantly opposed to the idea. Why was this? Napoleon argued that building a windmill would be very difficult for the animals, who should be spending their time maximising food production. If they instead wasted their time on the windmill then Napoleon argued that the animals would likely starve to death.
4. 37 In addition to the windmill, questions of defence polarised the two pigs. What were their views on this subject? The two pigs were adamantly opposed on the question of defence. Whilst Napoleon advocated the need for the animals to obtain firearms to defend themselves, Snowball promoted the idea that the animals should concentrate on spreading news of their rebellion and encouraging other farms to follow suit.
5. 38 The competition between the two pigs came to a head when the animals met in the big barn to finally debate the construction of the windmill. After the animals seemed swayed by Snowball arguments about the advantages offered by a windmill, Napoleon decisively ended the debate. How did he do this? Napoleon ended the debate by making a strange high-pitched whimpering sound which brought nine huge dogs to the barn. These nine dogs, who had been ‘educated’ by Napoleon, chased the terrified Snowball out of the farm. After a desperate pursuit, snowball managed to escape with his life, but was never seen again.
6. 39 After taking control of the meeting, what did Napoleon now decree to the other animals? Napoleon now decreed that the Sunday meetings were a waste of time and they would be replaced altogether by a special committee of pigs which would be headed by him. This committee would make all decisions about the running of Animal Farm and pass their decisions and orders onto the other pigs every Sunday when the animals would still assemble to raise the flag and sing their anthem.
7. 40-41 Napoleon’s control of the assembly and new decrees on how the farm would be run in the future was met by a good deal of dissent. In response to this, Napoleon sent Squealer to garner support from the animals in the aftermath of the meeting. Squealer told the animals that Napoleon was making a great sacrifice in taking on the added responsibility of leading the farm and was a strong supporter of equality. Despite this, however, Squealer explained that Napoleon’s concern for the animal’s well being prevented him from letting them make their own decisions about their future. Why was this? Squealer explained to the other animals that, whilst Napoleon was adamantly in favour of the animals making their own decisions, he was unable to allow it as they would sometimes make the wrong decisions.
8. 41-42 The Sunday meetings were dramatically changed and instead of meeting to debate the farm’s future policies, the animals all assembled to hear their orders for the week. These orders were read out by Napoleon from a raised platform which he shared with two other pigs, Squealer and Minimus. During these meetings, the nine dogs formed a semi circle around their master and the other two pigs. Who was Minumus and what was his great talent? Minimus was a young pig who had a remarkable gift for writing songs and poems.
9. 42-43

Three weeks after Snowball had been chased out of the farm, the animals were very surprised to hear Napoleon announce that they would be building the windmill after all. After the meeting, Squealer was once again sent around the farm to explain the situation.

 

Squealer explained that the windmill had in fact been Napoleon’s idea which had been stolen by Snowball. Napoleon had only pretended to oppose the idea so that he could expose the dangerous criminal Snowball. Despite many animals having doubts about this account, they were all persuaded to accept it as the truth for two reasons. What were these two reasons?

The animals were persuaded to accept Squealer’s explanation for why Napoleon now supported the construction of the windmill for two reasons. The first of these was how persuasive and credible Squealer appeared. The second was that Squealer was accompanied by three of the attack dogs who growled at all of the animals in a very threatening way.

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Animal Farm by George Orwell Chapter 01

Animal Farm by George Orwell Chapter 01

Animal Farm by George Orwell Summary (Question and Answer)

Chapter One

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Answer

CHAPTER ONE

1.

1

After Mr Jones had locked the hen-houses for the night, he failed to shut the pop-holes. Why was this?

Mr Jones failed to shut the pop-holes because he was too drunk to remember.

2.

1

After Mr Jones turned off the light of his bedroom, all of the animals gathered in the big barn. Why did they do this?

They all gathered in the big barn because Old Major, the prize winning boar, had called them together so that he could tell them about a dream he had the night before.

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1

Orwell tells his readers that Old Major was a majestic looking pig who had a wise and benevolent appearance despite his age. How old was he?

Old Major was twelve years old.

4.

2

Among the first animals to arrive in the big barn were the three dogs and the two cart-horses. What were their names?

The three dogs were named Bluebell, Jessie and Pincher and the two cart-horses were named Boxer and Clover.

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2

Orwell tells his readers that Boxer was universally respected by the animals on the farm for two main reasons. What were these?

Boxer was universally respected for two reasons. First of all Boxer was respected for his steadiness of character, and secondly he was respected for his tremendous powers of work.

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2

Boxer and Benjamin, the donkey, spent the majority of their spare time together; grazing side by side. Benjamin was famous among the other animals on the farm for two reasons. First of all he was the worst tempered among the animals. What was the second reason?

The second thing which Benjamin was famous for among the other animals was his age. He was the oldest animal on the farm.

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3

Soon the big barn was full with almost every single animal attending with the exception of Moses. What type of animal was Moses and where did he live?

Moses was a tame raven who slept on a perch behind the back door.

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3-4

Seeing that the big barn was now nearly full, Old Major began to address the assembled animals. After speaking very eloquently on the miserable lives of a farm animal he tells them that ‘the life of an animal is misery and slavery’. Why did he think that?

Old Major thought that the life of a farm animal was one of misery and slavery because their lives are laborious and short. They are given just enough food to keep them alive and made to work as hard as possible until they are violently slaughtered.

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4

Old Major tells his audience that their problems can be summed up with one word – Man. Why did he think this?

Old Major explains to his audience that their misery is caused by man. Whilst the land is capable of supporting many animals in comfort, man steals the produce of their labours and keeps it for himself.

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5

Old Major tells his audience that none of them will ‘escape the cruel knife in the end’. He singles out the fate to be expected by the pigs, the horses and the dogs. What should each of these groups expect?

Old Major starts by warning the pigs that they should each expect to be killed on the butcher’s blockwhilst he warns the horses that they will be sold to the knacker’s yard as soon as they become old and feeble. Finally Old Major warns the dogs that they will never know old age because, as soon as they grow too old to work, they will have a brick tied around their necks before being thrown into the nearest pond.

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5-6

Old Major addresses his audience as comradesbefore announcing that his message can be summed up by a single word. What was this word and what did Old Major mean by it?

Old Major tells his comrades that his message can be summed up by the single word ‘rebellion’. By this old Major means that the animals must work tirelessly, day and night, to overthrow their human persecutors and thus improve their lot as a result.

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6

Before closing the meeting, old major decides to put an important question to the vote. What was this question and what was the result of the vote?

Old major asked his audience to vote on whether the wild animals who lived on the farm such as the rabbits and the rats should be considered comrades or enemies. The audience overwhelmingly voted in favour of their being comrades with the exception of the three dogs and the cat, the latter of whom was later discovered to have voted both for and against the motion.

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7

After recommending this dramatic course of action to the assembled animals, Old Major goes on to talk about his dream before telling them that he was unable to describe it in detail. What was the gist of Old Major’s dream?

Old Major dreamt of how the earth will be after man is overthrown.

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7-8

Old Major’s dream reminded him of a song which he had known in his childhood but had long since forgotten. What was the name of this song and what was its meaning?

The song was called ‘Beasts of England’ and it was a rebel song which told the animals to overthrow the humans and fight for freedom.

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9

After Old Major had taught the animals the song, they all began to sing it very enthusiastically. What stopped them from singing it all night long?

The animals were interrupted when their singing woke up Mr Jones who, fearing that there was a foxcausing the disturbance, grabbed his gun and fired a volley into the darkness. The animals instantly ran for the cover of their individual sleeping places where they each soon fell asleep.

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