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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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1
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Where does Mollie disappear to?
To pull a carriage for a man who fed her sugar
Napoleon has her carted off to the glue factory.
She runs off to Mr. Jones.
Nobody knows.
2
of 5
What does Snowball want the animals to build?
A schoolhouse
A second barn for the pigs
A wall around the farm
A windmill for generating electricity
3
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Who chases Snowball off the farm?
The other pigs
Nine dogs that Napoleon has raised
All the animals chase him away because he's a traitor.
No one. He runs away.
4
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How does Squealer explain Snowball's absence?
Napoleon is hiding him somewhere for his own protection.
Mr. Jones, Mr. Pilkington, and Mr. Frederickson kidnapped him.
He was a traitor and a criminal.
He had to go lead rebellions on other farms.
5
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Who is in charge now?
The pigs, who are all equally important.
The pigs, with Napoleon at the top
Moses
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