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Why is Animal Farm an allegory?
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How does Mr. Frederick trick Napoleon?
Why does Mollie leave Animal Farm?
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Does Snowball ever return to Animal Farm after Napoleon’s dogs chase him away?
Why do the animals confess to being traitors?
Why does Napoleon blame Snowball for everything that goes wrong on the farm?
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Who are the smartest animals?
All the animals except the horses, who are illiterate
The pigs, especially Squealer and Minimus
The rats
The pigs, especially Snowball and Napoleon
2
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What story does Moses spread?
That Mr. Jones knows they are about to rebel and is on guard
That the afterlife is in a happy land called Sugarcandy Mountain
That Snowball is a traitor and in league with Mr. Jones
That animals all over the country are rebelling and now it's their turn
3
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What event precipitates the animals' rebellion?
Moses's inspiring stories
Mr. Jones forgets to feed the animals.
Mr. Frederick's men blow up the windmill
Nine hens die of starvation
4
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What do the pigs paint on the side of the barn?
The seven principles of animalism
The words "Animal Farm"
A portrait of Old Major
The alphabet
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What does Mollie want to do?
Wear pretty ribbons and look at herself in the mirror
Work as hard as she can
Help raise the puppies
Lead the marches and raise the flag
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