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Animal Farm 6-10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Would Snowball have been a better leader than Napoleon? | Yes, but the animalism wouldn't have lasted on the farm because it would have turned into a tyranny. |
| How much work are the animals doing now? | The animals are doing even more work and eating even less than they had during Jones' rule over the farm. |
| Why does Napoleon trade with other farms, and how do the animals feel about this? | Napoleon realizes that there are resources necessary on a farm that they cannot create for themselves, which is why he begins trading with other farms. The animals felt uneasy about this action taken by Napoleon. |
| How does the windmill first end up being destroyed? Who does Napoleon blame for this? | A storm ends up destroying the windmill, and Napoleon uses Snowball as a scapegoat in order to cover his fault. |
| Why does Napoleon order the windmill to be rebuilt right away? | Napoleon intends to cover up his mistake and keep them busy so they don't question him. |
| Why does Napoleon order the hens to sell their eggs? What do the hens do in retaliation? | Napoleon needs the money from the eggs being sold to buy things they cannot create on the farm. In retaliation, the hens fly up to the rafters, where the other animals cannot reach, and break their eggs. |
| How does Napoleon respond to the retaliation of the hens? | Napoleon doesn't give them any more rations, which kills 9 of them. |
| Why does Napoleon order the animals to stop singing Beasts of England? What is his true intention? | Napoleon says that Beasts of England represented hoping for a better day to come, and since the day has come, it is meaningless. His true intention was to change their sense of animalism to a dictatorship. |
| What makes the battle against Frederick's men different from the Battle of the Cowshed? | They had more casualties and they gained what they already had. |
| Why do the men blow up the windmill? | To represent the WWII destruction of the Soviet Union's economy. |
| What is the whiskey incident? | Napoleon gets a hangover from being drunk and tells everyone that he is dying even though he isn't. |
| What are the living conditions like for the animals? | It's better for pigs and dogs but worse for everyone else. |
| What happens to Boxer? | Boxer is sold by Napoleon to the horse-slaughterer because he is old and not useful to Napoleon. |
| What is different about the farm after many years? | The production is better, but the conditions are worse. |
| What do the pigs do that shock everyone? | The pigs walk on their hind legs like humans. |
| What is the new commandment? | "All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others." |
| What has been Napoleon's true intent from the beginning? | To replace Jones and take power for himself. |
| What are the appearances of the pigs like at the conference and why is it important? | The appearance of the pigs can't be distinguished from humans. This is important because this means that Napoleon has officially taken power and replaced Farmer Jones. |