Animal Farm Study Questions
Chapters 1 & 2
Please answer the following questions on your own paper, with complete sentences.
1. What is the name of the farm and who owns it?
2. Why is there a meeting in the barn?
3. Who is Old Major? Describe him.
4. Who are Clover, Boxer, and Mollie? Describe them.
5. Who is Benjamin? Describe him.
6. By what name does Old Major call the animals?
7. How does Old Major view the animals’ life on the farm?
8. What are the ideas presented by Old Major in his speech?
9. Who are Napoleon, Snowball, and Squealer? Describe them.
10. What is the name of the animals’ system of thought?
11. Who is Moses? Describe him.
12. What is Sugarcandy Mountain?
13. What factors contribute to the rebellion?
14. What did the pigs learn to do over a three-month period?
15. What is significant about changing the name of the farm and of painting the Commandments on the wall?
Animal Farm Study Questions
Chapters 1 & 2
Please answer the following questions on your own paper, with complete sentences.
1. What is the name of the farm and who owns it?
2. Why is there a meeting in the barn?
3. Who is Old Major?
4. Who are Clover, Boxer, and Mollie? Describe them.
5. Who is Benjamin?
6. By what name does Old Major call the animals?
7. How does Old Major view the animals’ life on the farm?
8. What are the ideas presented by Old Major in his speech?
9. Who are Napoleon, Snowball, and Squealer?
10. What is the name of the animals’ system of thought?
11. Who is Moses?
12. What is Sugarcandy Mountain?
13. What factors contribute to the rebellion?
14. What did the pigs learn to do over a three-month period?
15. What is significant about changing the name of the farm and of painting the Commandments on the wall?
Animal Farm Study Questions
Chapters 3 & 4
Please answer the following questions on your own paper, with complete sentences.
1. Why did the pigs assume leadership?
2. What is Boxer’s personal motto?
3. Describe the flag and what it means.
4. What are the committees that Snowball formed?
5. Which of Snowball’s classes were successful?
6. What statement contains the essential principle of animalism?
7. What did Napoleon say was more important than anything that could be done for the grown-ups?
8. What did Napoleon do when the puppies were weaned? Where did the milk go? Make a prediction about what this might mean for the rest of the book.
9. How was news of the rebellion spread to other farms?
10. When Jones complained, what was the reaction of the other farmers?
11. What are the names of the neighboring farms and what happened when the news spread to them?
12. When Jones and others came back to the farm, what was their intention?
13. What were the 1st and 2nd lines of defense and who won the battle?
14. How does Snowball respond to Boxer’s dismay?
15. What military decoration is created and who receives it?
16. What is the second battle called?
Animal Farm Study Questions
Chapters 3 & 4
Please answer the following questions on your own paper, with complete sentences.
1. Why did the pigs assume leadership?
2. What is Boxer’s personal motto?
3. Describe the flag and what it means.
4. What are the committees that Snowball formed?
5. Which of Snowball’s classes were successful?
6. What statement contains the essential principle of animalism?
7. What did Napoleon say was more important than anything that could be done for the grown-ups?
8. What did Napoleon do when the puppies were weaned? Where did the milk go? Make a prediction about what this might mean for the rest of the book.
9. How was news of the rebellion spread to other farms?
10. When Jones complained, what was the reaction of the other farmers?
11. What are the names of the neighboring farms and what happened when the news spread to them?
12. When Jones and others came back to the farm, what was their intention?
13. What were the 1st and 2nd lines of defense and who won the battle?
14. How does Snowball respond to Boxer’s dismay?
15. What military decoration is created and who receives it?
16. What is the second battle called?