10 questions on plot, characters, and themes. Free to take, so you can see exactly what to review before class.
1. What event directly triggers the animals to rebel against Mr. Jones?
2. Why does Napoleon drive Snowball off the farm?
3. How does Squealer maintain the pigs' control over the other animals?
4. What happens to Boxer at the end of his life?
5. What does the single revised commandment at the end of the novel say?
6. Which character represents the danger of blind loyalty in the novel?
7. What is the main reason the pigs justify taking extra food and privileges early in the farm's history?
8. How does the novel show that class inequality reasserts itself after the revolution?
9. What is Old Major's main limitation as a visionary leader?
10. What does the final scene of the novel reveal about the pigs' transformation?
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How this guide is built
This guide is built from the original text to help you get oriented fast. It is designed for recall, paper planning, and getting unstuck, but it is still a paraphrased guide, not a substitute for the reading itself. Double-check anything important before you turn in formal work.
