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Animal Farm, Part 1: Satire Answers

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Read the passage from chapter 1 of Animal Farm.The two horses had just lain down when a brood of ducklings which had lost their mother filed into the barn, cheeping feebly and wandering from side to side to find some place where they would not be trodden on. Clover made a sort of wall round them with her great foreleg, and the ducklings nestled down inside it and promptly fell asleep.

She is anxious.

She is timid.

She is protective.

She likes ducklings.

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Which story is the best example of a satire?

a story in which a character refuses to throw away a broken pen and uses it despite its limitations, where the pen stands for the love of his father

a cruel ruler who is obsessed with fashion one day finds that his clothes have been replaced with potato sacks

a story in which a selfish, ornery fox realizes, with the help of a bumblebee, that he can gain more from being kind than from being forceful

a story in which a silly dog constantly gets into compromising circumstances, such as getting stuck in the back of a truck with a pair of cats

Which excerpt from chapter 1 of Animal Farm is an example of direct characterization?

“The two cart-horses, Boxer and Clover, came in together, walking very slowly and setting down their vast hairy hoofs with great care lest there should be some small animal concealed in the straw.”

“Boxer was an enormous beast, nearly eighteen hands high, and as strong as any two ordinary horses put together. A white stripe down his nose gave him a somewhat stupid appearance.”

“Clover made a sort of wall round them with her great foreleg, and the ducklings nestled down inside it and promptly fell asleep.”

“Last of all came the cat, who looked round, as usual, for the warmest place, and finally squeezed herself in between Boxer and Clover; there she purred contentedly throughout Major's speech without listening to a word of what he was saying.”

Which statements describe elements or characteristics of a typical fable? Select three options.Fables typically use exaggeration.Fables are typically short.Fables typically have animal characters.Fables typically teach a lesson.Fables typically use ridicule.

Fables typically use exaggeration.

Fables are typically short.

Fables typically have animal characters.

Fables typically teach a lesson.

Fables typically use ridicule.

What is the best definition of allegory?

a story in which animals act the opposite of how one would expect

a piece of literature that uses humor to show human weaknesses

a piece of literature that takes place in a magical, imaginary world

a story in which the characters and events symbolize human truths

What is indirect characterization?

when the author shows a character’s traits through words and actions

when a character expresses her true nature by acting in an opposite manner

when the narrator tells what a character is like with an explicit description

when a narrator is also a character in a story who provides internal thoughts

Study the timeline of Russian history, and read the passage from chapter 1 of Animal Farm.They were so delighted with the song that they sang it right through five times in succession, and might have continued singing it all night if they had not been interrupted.Unfortunately, the uproar awoke Mr. Jones, who sprang out of bed, making sure that there was a fox in the yard. He seized the gun which always stood in a corner of his bedroom, and let fly a charge of Number 6 shot into the darkness. The pellets buried themselves in the wall of the barn and the meeting broke up hurriedly.Which historical event is this passage most reminiscent of?

Bloody Sunday

the Bolshevik Revolution

the rise of Lenin

collectivization

Read the passage from chapter 1 of Animal Farm.As soon as the light in the bedroom went out there was a stirring and a fluttering all through the farm buildings. Word had gone round during the day that old Major, the prize Middle White boar, had had a strange dream on the previous night and wished to communicate it to the other animals. It had been agreed that they should all meet in the big barn as soon as Mr. Jones was safely out of the way. Old Major (so he was always called, though the name under which he had been exhibited was Willingdon Beauty) was so highly regarded on the farm that everyone was quite ready to lose an hour's sleep in order to hear what he had to say.At one end of the big barn, on a sort of raised platform, Major was already ensconced on his bed of straw, under a lantern which hung from a beam.

“Word had gone round during the day that old Major, the prize Middle White boar, had had a strange dream on the previous night.”

“Old Major (so he was always called, though the name under which he had been exhibited was Willingdon Beauty) . . .”

“[Old Major] was so highly regarded on the farm that everyone was quite ready to lose an hour's sleep in order to hear what he had to say.”

“On a sort of raised platform, Major was already ensconced on his bed of straw, under a lantern which hung from a beam.”

Which excerpt from chapter 1 of Animal Farm is an example of indirect characterization?

“Boxer was an enormous beast, nearly eighteen hands high, and as strong as any two ordinary horses put together.”

“He was twelve years old and had lately grown rather stout, but he was still a majestic-looking pig, with a wise and benevolent appearance.”

“She took a place near the front and began flirting her white mane, hoping to draw attention to the red ribbons it was plaited with.”

“Benjamin was the oldest animal on the farm, and the worst tempered. He seldom talked, and when he did it was usually to make some cynical remark.”

Which techniques are used specifically to create satire? Select three options.mimicryimageryforeshadowingreversalexaggeration

mimicry

imagery

foreshadowing

reversal

exaggeration

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