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Animal Farm Chapter 8 Review

Read the chapter recap, then answer each question using evidence from it. For open responses, more than one interpretation may be valid if supported by details.

Chapter 8: A self-contained recap

Napoleon now receives grand titles, while Squealer praises his leadership and reports figures meant to show that life on the farm is improving. The animals work hard, and the windmill is being rebuilt. Napoleon negotiates with the neighboring farmers Pilkington and Frederick. After a complicated deal, Frederick pays for timber with forged banknotes. Soon afterward, Frederick and his men attack the farm. They use explosives to destroy the windmill, but the animals drive them off in the Battle of the Windmill. The animals are badly hurt, yet Squealer calls the fight a victory. Later, the pigs find whisky and drink it. When they become ill, Squealer announces that Napoleon is dying. Napoleon recovers, and a commandment is altered to allow drinking alcohol “to excess.” At the end of the chapter, the animals hear that the pigs are planning to buy a field for barley.

Check the events

1.Which statement best describes Napoleon’s dealings with the neighboring farmers?
  • He negotiates with Pilkington and Frederick, then Frederick cheats him with forged banknotes.
  • He refuses all contact with humans and gives away the farm’s timber.
  • He allows Snowball to make the deal on the animals’ behalf.
  • He trades the windmill to Pilkington for whisky.
2.What do Frederick and his men do to the windmill during their attack?
3.Put these events in the order they happen by numbering them 1–4: the pigs drink whisky; Frederick’s men attack; Napoleon makes deals with neighboring farmers; the commandment about drinking is altered.
4.True or false? After the windmill is destroyed, Squealer describes the battle as a victory even though the animals have suffered serious injuries.
TrueFalse

Read between the lines

5.Squealer reports figures meant to show that life is improving, while the animals work hard. What contrast does this create, and how might it affect the animals’ trust in the leadership?
6.Why is the forged-money deal important to the conflict with Frederick? Use two details from the recap to explain how the deal leads into the attack.
7.Squealer calls the Battle of the Windmill a victory, although the animals are badly hurt and the windmill is destroyed. What effect might this description have on the animals?
8.The drinking commandment is altered after the pigs drink whisky and become ill. What does the timing suggest about how rules are being used? Support your answer with a detail from the recap.
9.Complete the idea: The windmill’s destruction and the animals’ decision to rebuild it can suggest that … Explain one way your interpretation connects to the farm’s leadership or the animals’ hopes.
10.At the chapter’s end, the pigs plan to buy a field for barley. Based on the pigs’ recent drinking and the altered commandment, what might this detail lead readers to suspect? Explain why it is a reasonable inference, not a proven fact.

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  • Animal Farm Chapter 8 Review, page 1 of 3: Chapter 8: A self-contained recap, Check the events

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  • Animal Farm Chapter 8 Review, page 2 of 3: Read between the lines

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  • Animal Farm Chapter 8 Review, page 3 of 3: 9. Complete the idea: The windmill’s destruction and the animals’ decision to rebuild it…

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