Animal Farm

Chapter V (5)

1. What was really wrong with Mollie?

Mollie missed her old life.

2. What rumours were there about Molly?

She was between the shafts of a dogcart.She was stroked and fed by a human.Her coat was newly clipped.She had a scarlot ribbon in her forelock.She appeared to be enjoying herself.

3. Why was Clover upset with Molly’s behaviour?

Molly was betraying the ideals of Animal Farm.

4. What was democratic about Animal Farm?

The animals could vote for the plans that were implemented.

5. In what ways were Snowball better than Napoleon and visa versa?

Snowball had more schemes to improve the farm.

Snowball won over the majority with his brilliant speeches.

Napoleon canvassed support for himself.

6. What dreams did Snowball have for Animal Farm?

Snowball talked about field-drains, silage and basic slag.

He worked out a complicated scheme for fertilization.He wanted to build a windmill which would provide

electrical power, milking machines, heating in stalls.Machines would do the work for the animals.

7. How active was Napoleon?

Napoleon produced no schemes.He wanted to improve food production.Napoleon wanted to buy weapons so they could protect the farm.

8. What did Snowball say would the advantages of the Windmill be?

The windmill would:Supply the farm with electrical powerRun a circular sawRun a chaff cutterThe animals could graze in the fields

and improve their minds by reading

9. Why was Napoleon against the windmill?

He said the windmill would decrease their food production while they were building it.

10. Which slogans developed because of this?

Vote for Snowball and the three day week.

Vote for Napoleon and the full manger.

11. What was Benjamin’s view?

He refused to believe either that food would become more plentiful or that the windmill would save work.

Windmill or no windmill, he said, life would go on as it had always gone on – that is, badly.

12. What was the different views of Snowball and Napoleon of how the farm must be defended?

Napoleon said the animals had to procure fire-arms and train themselves.

If they could not defend themselves they would be conquered.

Snowball said they must send out more pigeons and stir up rebellion among the animals on the other farms.

If the rebellion happened everywhere they would have no need to defend themselves.

13. Why did the animals feel that Snowball’s idea of the windmill was great?

He painted a picture of Animal Farm as it might be when animals did not have to work anymore.

His imagination made the animals believe they were going to have a royal time.

14. What do the nine dogs represent in history?

The military/ police/ KGBThe military/ police/ KGB

15. Why did the dogs behave in such a peculiar way towards Napoleon?

Napoleon trained them to accept him as their only master.

16. Why do you think did Napoleon abolish debates?

He wanted to make all the decisions.

17. How did Squealer explain the exile of Snowball and Napoleon’s new rule?

Napoleon made a sacrifice by becoming a leader.

He believed all animals were equal.He didn’t want the animals to make the wrong

decisions.He also said Snowball was a criminal and bad

decisions would bring Jones back.

18. What was Boxer’s maxim for Napoleon. Why was this a dangerous maxim?

Napoleon is always right.It gives Napoleon room to make any law and Boxer will follow him.

19. Why was the skull of Major disinterred from the orchard and placed on a stick so the animals could march past it?

They were reminded of Major’s ideals and it implies that Napoleon follows those ideals.

20. Napoleon believes more than anyone that all animals are equal. Why is this a hypocritical statement?

He has placed himself above the other animals.

21. How is Snowball’s bravery in the Battle of the Cowshed belittled?

Bravery was not enough, you have to be loyal also.

22. What was the duty of Minimus?

Compose songs and poems.

23. If you look at the way the animals sit at the meeting, what do you derive has happened?

There is a class difference between leaders and animals.

24. Why were the animals surprised about the announcement of the windmill?

Napoleon was originally against it.

The windmill represents

the Five Years Plan

25. What would the building of the windmill hold in for the animals?

Hard work, reduced rations.

26. What does Napoleon’s two year plan remind you of when you compare it to the history of Russia?

Stalin’s Five Year plan to industrialize Russia.

27. Why did the animals accept Squealers explanation of the saga around the Windmill?

He had three dogs with him. The animals had no choice.