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Animal Farm
George Orwell
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Key Questions and Answers
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Characters
Character List
Napoleon
Snowball
Boxer
Squealer
Old Major
Mr. Pilkington
Benjamin
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Allusions
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
Are some animals more equal than others?
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Symbol
Animal Farm
The Barn
The Windmill
Further Study
Context
Orwell’s Politics
Orwell and Political Allegory
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Chapter 6 Quiz
Further Study
Chapter 6 Quiz
1
of 5
Why is it so hard for the animals to build the windmill?
There's a saboteur who keeps knocking it down.
They can only break stone by pulling it up a hill and dropping it back down.
They don't know how to do it now that Snowball is gone.
Boxer is injured and he was the strongest and hardest working of them all.
2
of 5
How does Napoleon plan to get supplies the animals can't make?
Steal from humans
He decides they can do without anything they can't make themselves.
Trade with humans
Ask humans for help
3
of 5
Who is Mr. Whymper?
A door-to-door salesman who accidentally gets killed by Napoleon's dogs
The judge who orders the animals to give up control of the farm
A farm owner and neighbor of Mr. Pilkington and Mr. Frederickson
The solicitor Napoleon hires
4
of 5
Where do the pigs move to?
Into town
Mr Whymper's place
Into the farmhouse
Into the loft above the barn where the puppies were
5
of 5
How does Napoleon explain the storm that knocks down the windmill?
He says the forces of nature will always be stronger than them.
He says the traitor Snowball knocked down the windmill.
He blames the animals on the farm for it and promises they will be punished.
He blames Mr. Jones.
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