Animal Farm Name:
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Characters
Define the following:
1) Boxer –
2) Napoleon –
3) Snowball
4) Mollie –
5) Squealer
6) Mr. Jones –
7 Old Major –
8) Minimus –
9) Mr. Frederick –
10) Mr. Whymper –
11) Pinkeye -
12) Moses -
13) Mr. Pilkington –
Vocabulary
Define the following:
1) cannibalism –
2) cryptic –
3) parasitical –
4) cynical –
5) eloquence –
6) treachery –
7) countenance –
8) demeanor –
9) interment –
10) tractable –
11) apathy -
12) vivacious -
13) acute –
15) propaganda –
Comparison/Contrast
Fill in the people from the Russian Revolution these characters are compared to and list one trait the Animal Farm character and the Russian Revolution character have in common.
1) Mr. Jones/
2) Napoleon/
3) Old Major/
4) Snowball/
5) Squealer/
6) Boxer/
7) Benjamin/
8) The Dogs/
Literary Themes
1) Allegory –
2) Satire –
3) Personification – giving human qualities to nonhuman things, such as animals, aspects of nature, or even ideas
4) Irony – an event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the reader or the audience (example: It is ironic that the pigs are the ones who come up with the Seven Commandments but are also the ones that do not obey them).
5) Foreshadowing – use of hints or clues that suggest the outcome of a story
6) Allusion – a reference in a literary work to something outside the work. The reference is usually to some famous person, event, or other literary work.
Events/Messages
1) What does Old Major give his speech about?
2) How does the first rebellion against the humans start?
3) What is Animalism?
4) What were the Seven Commandments the animals first created on Animal Farm?
5) What was the Beasts of England?
6) What was the name of the battle between the humans and animals?
Who was the leader for the animals in that battle?
7) What is the six-word statement that is always repeated that references the humans are the enemies?
8) What is the name of the windmill?
9) Who wrote the poem that took over Beasts of England?
10) Why was Beasts of England no more?
11) How does Moses describe Sugarcandy Mountain?
12) How does Napoleon maintain discipline for all the animals on the farm?
13) Who accomplished the executions?
14) What happened to Snowball because of Napoleon?
15) Which animal does the ribbons belong to?
16) What are the significance of October 12th and the Midsummer Day?
17) What is Orwell trying to prove in this book?
18) What corrupts those who possess it? This is a major theme of Animal Farm.
19) What happens to Benjamin?
20) What happens to Boxer?
21) How does Boxer say he can solve all the farm’s problems?
22) Why is Boxer admired so much by the other animals on the farm?
23) What do the pigs do in the later part of the story that shows they are taking on human habits?
24) What did Napoleon change the name of the farm to at the end of the novel?
25) How did Napoleon portray human characteristics?
26) How did the life and death of Boxer symbolize what Orwell saw as the basic problem with totalitarian societies?