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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Animal Farm, Part 6: Author’s Purpose

Question 1 of 1 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 10 A

Which statement best summarizes the author’s overall reason for writing chapter 7?

Answer
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Orwell reveals how both Stalin and Napoleon cast blame on outside forces for problems they created themselves.
B
Orwell uses Snowball’s expulsion and role as a scapegoat to symbolize Trotsky, whom Stalin had driven from power during the Russian Revolution.
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Orwell demonstrates that most animals lack intelligence by showing how those on Animal Farm cannot run the farm efficiently or feed themselves.
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Orwell draws a parallel between Stalin’s Great Purge and the deaths of a number of animals as an example of how dictators use fear to maintain power.