Animal Farm: A Fairy Story

George Orwell, 1945

Contents

Summary Chapter 9

Matching

True or Fail

Multiple Choice

Questions
 Summary

Wearily and weakly, the animals set about rebuilding the windmill. Though Boxer remains
seriously injured, he shows no sign of being in pain and refuses to leave his work for even a
day. Clover makes him a poultice for his hoof, and he eventually does seem to improve, but
his coat doesn’t seem as shiny as before and his great strength seems slightly diminished. He
says that his only goal is to see the windmill off to a good start before he retires. Though no
animal has yet retired on Animal Farm, it had previously been agreed that all horses could
do so at the age of twelve. Boxer now nears this age, and he looks forward to a comfortable
life in the pasture as a reward for his immense labors.
 Summary

Food grows ever more scarce, and all animals receive reduced rations, except for the pigs
and the dogs. Squealer continues to produce statistics proving that, even with this
“readjustment,” the rations exceed those that they received under Mr. Jones. After all,
Squealer says, when the pigs and dogs receive good nourishment, the whole community
stands to benefit. When four sows give birth to Napoleon’s piglets, thirty-one in
all, Napoleon commands that a schoolhouse be built for their education, despite the farm’s
dwindling funds. Napoleon begins ordering events called Spontaneous Demonstrations, at
which the animals march around the farm, listen to speeches, and exult in the glory of
Animal Farm. When other animals complain, the sheep, who love these Spontaneous
Demonstrations, drown them out with chants of “ Four legs good, two legs bad!”
 Summary

In April, the government declares Animal Farm a republic, and Napoleon becomes president
in a unanimous vote, having been the only candidate. The same day, the leadership reveals
new discoveries about Snowball’s complicity with Jones at the Battle of the Cowshed. It now
appears that Snowball actually fought openly on Jones’s side and cried “Long live
Humanity!” at the outset of the fight. The battle took place so long ago, and seems so distant,
that the animals placidly accept this new story. Around the same time, Moses the raven returns
to the farm and once again begins spreading his stories about Sugarcandy Mountain. Though
the pigs officially denounce these stories, as they did at the outset of their administration, they
nonetheless allow Moses to live on the farm without requiring him to work.
 Summary

One day, Boxer’s strength fails; he collapses while pulling stone for the windmill. The other
animals rush to tell Squealer, while Benjamin and Clover stay near their friend. The pigs
announce that they will arrange to bring Boxer to a human hospital to recuperate, but when
the cart arrives, Benjamin reads the writing on the cart’s sideboards and announces that Boxer
is being sent to a glue maker to be slaughtered. The animals panic and begin crying out to
Boxer that he must escape. They hear him kicking feebly inside the cart, but he is unable to
get out.
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Soon Squealer announces that the doctors could not cure Boxer: he has died at the hospital.
He claims to have been at the great horse’s side as he died and calls it the most moving sight
he has ever seen—he says that Boxer died praising the glories of Animal Farm. Squealer
denounces the false rumors that Boxer was taken to a glue factory, saying that the hospital
had simply bought the cart from a glue maker and had failed to paint over the lettering. The
animals heave a sigh of relief at this news, and when Napoleon gives a great speech in
praise of Boxer, they feel completely soothed. Not long after the speech, the farmhouse
receives a delivery from the grocer, and sounds of revelry erupt from within. The animals
murmur among themselves that the pigs have found the money to buy another crate of
whisky—though no one knows where they found the money.
 Matching

Words Meaning
Matching
a. preoccupation with or motivation by sensual, physical, or carnal
1. Rebuilding appetites rather than moral, spiritual, or intellectual forces.
2. Animalism b. build (something) again after it has been damaged or destroyed.
• 1 b
3. Windmill c. buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself. • 2 a
4. Interment
d. a building with sails or vanes that turn in the wind and generate power • 3 d
to grind corn into flour.
5. Acquired e. the burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites • 4 e
6. Van
f. manage and be responsible for the running of (a business, organization, • 5 c
etc.).
7. Tremendous g. very great in amount, scale, or intensity. • 6 h
8. Insufficient
h. a medium-sized motor vehicle, typically without side windows in the rear • 7 g
part, for transporting goods.
9. Administered i. not enough; inadequate. • 8 i
10. Flap
j. (of a bird) move (its wings) up and down when flying or preparing to fly. • 9 f
• 10 j
 True or Fail

1. After the Battle of the Windmill, Boxer is too injured to keep working. (F)
2. During the bleak winter after the Battle of the Windmill, all of the animals' rations are
reduced, even the pigs and dogs. (F)
3. Napoleon's baby pigs are not allowed to play with the other young animals. (T)
4. Napoleon intends to build a school room for his young pigs. (T)
5. After the Battle of the Windmill, Napoleon makes a new rule that pigs are allowed to wear
hats. (F)
6. After the Battle of the Windmill, Napoleon gets to have a half gallon of beer a day served in
the Crown Derby soup tureen. (T)
7. Spontaneous Celebrations are weekly celebrations of the struggles and triumphs of Animal
Farm; these are meant to distract the animals from the fact that they're starving. (T)
8. Moses the Raven disappears for a few years. (T)
9. Sugarcandy Mountain is a real place on the other side of Pilkington's farm. (F)
10.When Boxer is taken away, Benjamin says nothing. (F)
 True or Fail

11.Squealer tells the animals that Boxer died in the hospital after receiving the best possible
medical treatment. (T)
12.Jones dies in a car accident. (F)
13.After the third windmill is completed, it is used for electricity. (F)
14.At the end of the book, the pigs begin walking on their hind legs, carrying whips and wearing
clothes. (T)
15.At the end of the book, the pigs have a card party with a bunch of humans including Pilkington.
(T)
16.Napoleon changes the name of the farm to "Napoleon's Farm“. (F)
17.Napoleon adds a pigs snout to the hoof and the horn on the green flag. (F)
18.Napoleon gets 75% of the vote in the election for president. (F)
19.According to Squealer, Boxer's last words were "Work harder“. (F)
 Multiple choice
1. As food rations grow smaller, what does Squealer tell the animals?
a. That times are tough and they must band together
b. That they might all starve to death
c. That the pigs are eating well so they can rule well
d. That rations are still better than when Mr. Jones was in charge
1. d
2. What are the mandatory events where animals march and celebrate Animal Farm called?
a. General Assemblies
b. Spontaneous Demonstrations
c. Speeding the Plow 2. b
d. Pep Rallies

3. Who runs against Napoleon in the election for a new president?

a. No one
3. a
b. Snowball
c. The raven
d. Squealer
 Multiple choice

Where do the pigs send Boxer when he collapses?

a. To the vet’s
b. To the glue factory
c. To Sugarcandy Mountain
d. To Mr. Jones 4. b

What do the pigs buy?

a. The deed to the farm
b. More hens
c. More whiskey 5. c
d. Electronic parts
 Questions

1.What is wrong with Boxer’s hoof?

2.Who fathered the new piglets?
3.What new rules about the pigs are introduced?
4.What is ironic about the “Spontaneous Demonstrations”?
5.What official change is made to the government of Animal Farm?
6.What happens with Moses, the raven?
7.Why is Benjamin upset when he sees the van taking Boxer away?
8.Why can’t Boxer escape from the van?
9.How does Squealer explain the lettering on the van?
10.How did the pigs afford the case of whiskey?
 Answers

1.Boxer’s hoof is split, though he continues to work anyway.

2.Napoleon is the father of the new piglets.
3.The pigs are allowed to wear ribbons on their tails on Sundays, and all animals that meet a pig on a path
must step aside.
4.The “Spontaneous Demonstrations” are planned out and therefore not spontaneous.
5.Animal Farm is officially declared a republic with Napoleon as president.
6.Moses is allowed to return to the farm and continues to tell the animals about Sugarcandy Mountain.
7.Benjamin is one of the few animals who can still read, which allows him to see that Boxer is being taken
away in a knacker’s van.
8.Boxer is too weak to kick down the door of the van, though he tries his best.
9.Squealer tells the animals that the veterinarian had recently purchased the van from the knacker and had
not yet repainted it.
10.It is implied that the pigs bought the whiskey with the money they gained from selling Boxer to the
knacker.