Animal Farm, Part 1: Satire Answers

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Study the timeline of Russian history, and read the passage from chapter 1 of Animal Farm.All the animals were now present except Moses, the tame raven, who slept on a perch behind the back door. When Major saw that they had all made themselves comfortable and were waiting attentively he cleared his throat and began:"Comrades, you have heard already about the strange dream that I had last night. But I will come to the dream later. I have something else to say first. I do not think, comrades, that I shall be with you for many months longer, and before I die I feel it my duty to pass on to you such wisdom as I have acquired. I have had a long life, I have had much time for thought as I lay alone in my stall, and I think I may say that I understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living. It is about this that I wish to speak to you."Which historical figure does Old Major most likely represent?

Tsar Nicholas II

an imperial guard

Vladimir Lenin

Joseph Stalin

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Read the passage from chapter 1 of Animal Farm.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. Everyone fled to his own sleeping-place. The birds jumped onto their perches, the animals settled down in the straw, and the whole farm was asleep in a moment.

“the uproar awoke Mr. Jones, who sprang out of bed”

“Everyone fled to his own sleeping-place.”

“making sure that there was a fox in the yard”

“let fly a charge of Number 6 shot into the darkness”

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

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

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 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.

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.

mimicry

imagery

foreshadowing

reversal

exaggeration

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.

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

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