Questions for Chapter 7 and 8 Animal Farm Name:_________________
NJCCCS: 3.4-1-23 Date:__________________
1. What techniques does Napoleon use to make it appear to the outside world that
everything is going well at Animal Farm, even though the economy of the farm is
about to collapse?
2. What happens to the hens when they threaten Napoleon’s power?
3. How does Napoleon use the memory of the absent Snowball to keep the animals
in line?
4. Why does Clover sing “Beasts of England” after the rash of executions? What
does this reveal about Clover’s character?
5. What reason does Napoleon give the other animals for abolishing the song
“Beasts of England”? What is Napoleon’s real reason for banning the song?
6. What evidence at the beginning of Chapter Eight shows that Napoleon is
systematically lying to the other animals?
7. What clues in Chapter Eight suggest that Napoleon is becoming more and more
like a human?
8. How do the animals feel about the Battle of the Windmill? How have their
beliefs been manipulated?
9. How does the poem entitled “Comrade Napoleon” enhance Napoleon’s image?
What emotions does the poem elicit from the reader?
10. In what way does Napoleon set himself up as a demigod, a person who has or
thinks he has powers that are almost divine? What is the significance of the purge
in which Napoleon executes four pigs?