Animal Farm, Part 1: Satire

Question 1

Which statements are true of the exposition in the first chapter of Animal Farm? Check all that apply.It resolves the conflicts that are introduced as a result of Old Major’s speech.It provides background about the Manor Farm and the current power structure.It provokes complications in the central conflict between Mr. Jones and Old Major.It introduces the main characters, including Old Major, Mr. Jones, Clover, and Boxer.It leads into the falling action of the plot that occurs once Old Major calls for a meeting.It introduces the story’s main conflict between the animals on the farm and the humans.

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B: It provides background about the Manor Farm and the current power structure.; D: It introduces the main characters, including Old Major, Mr. Jones, Clover, and Boxer.; F: It introduces the story’s main conflict between the animals on the farm and the humans.

Question 2

How does the first chapter demonstrate that the story is an allegory?

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D: The hardworking animals on the farm represent the labor class of the Soviet Union.

Question 3

Which statement best explains why George Orwell chose to write a fable using animals as the major characters?

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A: Because of its indirect approach, a fable about animals could deliver a political critique to a wider audience.

Question 4

Relate the character of Clover to the historical context. Which group does she most likely represent from the time Orwell was writing?

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C: the exploited working class

Question 5

Which evidence from the text best supports the conclusion that Clover represents the exploited working class? Check all that apply.

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C: “each was sold at a year old”; D: “all your labour in the fields”; E: “your bare rations and a stall”

Question 6

How is Old Major characterized in this passage?

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C: He desires more for the animals and thinks that they should be equal to humans.

Question 7

What evidence from the text best supports the idea that Old Major thinks that animals should be equal to humans? Check all that apply.

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B: “Only get rid of Man, and the produce of our labour would be our own.”; C: “Almost overnight we could become rich and free.”; E: “That is my message to you, comrades: Rebellion!”

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