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Benjamin Character Analysis Worksheet
Read the character snapshot below. Then answer each question using details from the snapshot and your own reasoning. For written responses, explain how your evidence supports your idea.
Benjamin is an old donkey on Manor Farm in George Orwell’s Animal Farm. He is clever and can read, but he rarely shares what he knows. He has watched many seasons pass and expects life to remain difficult, whatever the farm’s leaders promise. When the animals rebel against their human owner, Benjamin does not celebrate for long or join the arguments about how the farm should be run. He keeps working and often answers questions with dry, brief remarks. He is closest to Boxer, a hardworking horse, and the two spend time together. Benjamin does not stop caring about Boxer, but he is slow to act when the pigs’ decisions begin to harm the other animals. Later, when Boxer is taken away in a vehicle, Benjamin recognizes the writing on its side and understands the danger. He urgently tries to warn the others, but they cannot save Boxer. Benjamin’s actions reveal both his sharp understanding and the cost of keeping his doubts to himself.
Read Benjamin closely
Choose the best answer for Questions 1–3.
1.Which description best fits Benjamin’s outlook on life?
- Hopeful because he trusts every new leader
- Cynical because he expects hardship to continue
- Carefree because he avoids noticing events
- Angry because he wants to lead the farm
2.What does Benjamin’s ability to read help him do when Boxer is taken away?
- Read the writing on the vehicle and recognize the danger
- Write new rules for the animals
- Persuade Boxer to leave the farm
- Discover who started the rebellion
3.Which detail best shows that Benjamin cares about Boxer?
- He expects life to be difficult
- He spends time with Boxer and tries to warn the others
- He rarely shares what he knows
- He keeps working after the rebellion
4.True or false? Benjamin understands the danger to Boxer as soon as he reads the vehicle’s writing, but his warning comes too late to save Boxer.
TrueFalse
5.Complete the idea: Benjamin is both sharp and . Use a word from the character snapshot to describe how he responds to events.
Build an interpretation
Use evidence from the character snapshot in your answers.
6.Benjamin knows how to read. Give one detail showing that he does not always use what he knows to help the other animals.
7.How does Benjamin’s behavior change when he realizes Boxer is in danger? What does that change suggest about his feelings?
8.The snapshot says Benjamin’s understanding reveals “the cost of keeping his doubts to himself.” Explain what that cost is, using the events involving Boxer.
9.Write a character analysis of Benjamin. Explain how his cynicism, intelligence, and friendship with Boxer shape his actions. Use at least two details from the snapshot, and explain what Orwell may be suggesting about people who recognize injustice but do not speak up.
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