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Snowball introduced the idea of building a windmill that would produce electricity and make the animals' work easier. He was very ambitious and drew up plans for the windmill. Napoleon looked at the plans, then urinated on them, not saying a word.
14. How did Napoleon get rid of Snowball and gain full control of the animals?
Napoleon offered to teach the nine puppies born to Jessie and Bluebell. He secretly
trained them to be his personal guard, and then had them chase Snowball off the farm.
15. How did Squealer justify Napoleon's take-over to the others?
Propaganda: persuaded the animals that Napoleon had their best interests at heart and that he would be like a father and make the best decisions for their welfare—that they might make mistakes if allowed to decide matters for themselves. Since they all agreed that the pigs were the smartest animals, the other animals trusted Napoleon to take care of them.
16. What two sayings did Boxer adopt?
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17. Why did Napoleon in fact change his mind and decide to have the animals build the windmill? Inference: He wanted to unite the animals—he won over the followers of Snowball. Also
If the animals were busy working on a common goal, they would not have time or energy to stop him from making more changes—they would not notice how they were losing their freedom.
18. For what purpose did Napoleon begin trading?
The animals could not produce all they needed to make the windmill work—the
mechanical parts—so they needed money to buy these things, therefore, they would have to trade some of their produce.
19. Why did the pigs say they had to move into the house?
They needed a quiet place to work because they had to do so much thinking.
20. Who did Napoleon blame for the windmill disaster? Why?
Snowball was made out to be a spy and sore loser who wanted to destroy the farm since he could not run things his way.
21. Why did the hens have to give up their eggs?
Napoleon needed more produce to sell to get money, so he told the hens that they would get no food until they agreed to give up their eggs. Nine died before the rest capitulated. Though the hens obviously had been starved to death, the pigs put out the story that they had died of an infectious disease caused by living in unsanitary conditions, propaganda aimed at blaming the victims of tyranny for their own deaths.
22. How has Snowball's role been changed by the end of Chapter 6?
Chapters 7-8
Napoleon with the help of Squealer have convinced the animals that they don't
remember things correctly, and that Snowball had fooled them all because he was really working for the humans from the start to destroy the farm.
23. Why did Napoleon begin executing animals?
He wanted to make the animals aware that anyone who opposed him might be executed, so they would be too afraid to question his decisions or argue.
24. Whom did Boxer blame for the executions? What was his solution?
Boxer still trusts Napoleon, so although his mind is troubled, he believes the fault must lie in the animals themselves.
25. Why did the animals sing the \were gathered on the knoll?
Even though man had been run off the farm, their dream of a happy future was not coming true.
26. Why was the singing of \
The song reminded the animals of the original principles of Animalism, and Napoleon wants them to forget. Squealer tells them that the song is silly now because the revolution has been achieved and so they don't need to sing it.
27. In what ways has Napoleon set himself apart from the other animals? *He does not mingle with them—no meetings. *has a private room in the house
*has special titles (Father of all Animals, Comrade Napoleon) *has a guard to protect him *poem written in his honor
*a food-taster to prevent poisoning *holidays established in his honor
28. How did Frederick cheat Napoleon?
He bought wood from Animal Farm, but paid with forged bill (he got the wood for free). Then he and his men attacked the farm.
29. What moved the animals to attack Frederick and his men at the Battle of the Windmill? They used dynamite to blow up the second windmill.
30. Why was Comrade Napoleon \
Napoleon had gotten drunk and was hung-over.
Chapters 9-10
31. What special treatment did pigs and piglets get?
Besides eating all the apples and milk, their food rations are not reduced during the hard winter. The other animals must stand aside and give them right-of-way when they are out walking. All the piglets were fathered by Napoleon because he is the only boar
(porkers are neutered pigs) and his children get to wear green ribbons on their tails. They also are to have a special school built for them to attend.
32. What happened to Boxer?
Boxer worked so hard that his lung gave out and he needed to retire; but Napoleon sold him to the butcher to be killed and made into glue and dog food; Squealor put out the lie that Napoleon had paid for hospitalization, and that Squealer himself had been at Boxer's bedside when he died. The pigs used the money to buy whiskey.
33. The animals on the farm worked hard. What was their comfort in retirement?
They were not working for man; they were working for themselves and were free.
34. What was Clover startled to discover?
The pigs had learned to walk on their hind legs.
35. What commandment took the place of the Seven Commandments?
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
36. What did the other animals see when they looked in to the farmhouse?
They saw the pigs playing cards with the men. Then a fight broke out over a card game, and the animals could not tell the pigs from the humans.