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Chapter 7 and 8

Chapter 7 of Animal Farm sees Napoleon hold a meeting where he has animals who question him or Snowball executed. The hens rebel over their eggs being sold but relent when rations are stopped, killing some hens. Chapter 8 involves an attack on Animal Farm by Frederick's men, who blow up the windmill, angering the animals into driving the men off. Frederick had paid Napoleon with forged banknotes. Napoleon is not really dying later, he is just hungover from drinking whiskey.

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Chapter 7 and 8

Chapter 7 of Animal Farm sees Napoleon hold a meeting where he has animals who question him or Snowball executed. The hens rebel over their eggs being sold but relent when rations are stopped, killing some hens. Chapter 8 involves an attack on Animal Farm by Frederick's men, who blow up the windmill, angering the animals into driving the men off. Frederick had paid Napoleon with forged banknotes. Napoleon is not really dying later, he is just hungover from drinking whiskey.

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Chapter-7

Q-What “rumors” are spread about the windmill?


A-It is rumored that the windmill’s walls were too thin, which is why it was
knocked over during the windstorm.

Q-How is the new windmill constructed differently?


A-The new windmill has walls that are three feet thick.

Q-What happens when Mr. Whymper comes to visit?


A-Whenever Mr. Whymper comes to visit, the animals are instructed to
loudly lie about ration increases, and the empty barrels of food are made to
appear full.

Q-Why do the hens rebel?


A-The hens rebel because Napoleon announces that he will be selling their
eggs.

Q-Why do the hens relent?


A-The hens relent after Napoleon stops their rations and nine hens die.

Q-What does Squealer announce about the Battle of Cowshed?


A-Squealer announces that Snowball was actually in league with Mr. Jones
during the Battle of Cowshed.

Q-What happens at the meeting in the yard?


A-During the meeting, several animals come forward and confess to
traitorous acts, for which they are then executed.

Q-What happens when the dogs try to grab Boxer?


A-When the dogs attack Boxer, he easily defends himself and pins one of
them down until Napoleon tells him to release him.

Q-What do the animals do after the meeting in the yard?


A-After the meeting in the yard, the animals huddle together and sadly sing
“Beasts of England.”

Q-Why does Squealer say “Beasts of England” has been outlawed?


A-Squealer claims that “Beasts of England” is a revolutionary song that is no
longer needed since the revolution is complete.
Chapter-8

Q-What happens to the commandment about killing other animals?


A-The words “without cause” are added to the end of the commandment
against killing other animals to justify the executions.

Q-Why don’t the animals dispute Squealer’s claims that their quality of


life and productivity have improved?
A- The animals have begun to forget what life was like under Mr. Jones, so
they have no way of knowing whether things have really improved.

Q-Why do the animals prefer Mr. Pilkington to Mr. Frederick?


A- The animals have heard terrible rumors about how cruel and abusive Mr.
Frederick is to his animals.

Q-Why are the animals shocked when Napoleon sells the timber to Mr.


Frederick?
A- The animals are shocked when Napoleon sells to Mr. Frederick because
Napoleon had been pretending he was going to sell to Mr. Pilkington.

Q-How does Mr. Frederick betray Napoleon?


A- Mr. Frederick pays Napoleon in forgeries rather than real money.

Q-What happens the morning after Napoleon discovers Mr. Frederick’s


trick?
A- The morning after the forged money is discovered, Mr. Frederick and his
men blow up the windmill.

Q-Why don’t the animals initially feel victorious after the battle?
A- The animals are too depressed by the loss of the windmill and their own
heavy casualties to feel excited about their victory in battle.

Q-What is really wrong with Napoleon when the pigs report that he is
dying?
A- Though the pigs think he is dying, Napoleon is really just hungover.

Q-What do the animals find when they are woken up by a loud crash?
A- The animals are woken up by a crash and then find Squealer sprawled on
the ground near the barn wall with a ladder and a can of paint.

Q-What does the commandment against drinking alcohol now say?


A- The commandment against drinking now has the words “to excess”
added.
Overall Question:
Q-What happened in Chapter 7 in Animal Farm?
A-During a meeting, he sends his dogs after the four pigs who question his trade plans, the
hens that have rebelled over the eggs, and a few other animals who confess to working with
Snowball. All of these animals are executed immediately. This violence stuns the other
animals, especially Clover.

Q-What happens in Chapter 8 of Animal Farm?


A-Men from Frederick's farm attack Animal Farm with weapons. The animals retreat until
the men blow up Napoleon Mill. The animals are so enraged that they charge at the men
and drive them off the farm. After two days of celebration, the pigs open a case of whiskey
and drink until they are sick.

Q-Who attacks Animal Farm in Chapter 8?


A-Three days later, Mr. Whymper arrives with horrible news: the banknotes are forgeries.
Napoleon immediately sentences Mr. Frederick to death and warns that Pinchfield
might attack Animal Farm.

Q-How does the reader learn that the pigs know the windmill was destroyed in the
storm?
A-The reader knows that the pigs realize they made a mistake in building
the windmill's walls too thin because when they rebuild it they make the walls thicker. The
humans do not believe that Snowball vandalized the windmill. They suggest
the windmill was poorly designed, and would never work.

Q- How many animals did Napoleon kill in Animal Farm?


A- Napoleon killed all the animals that confessed to conspiring against him and also for
having committed a minor offense against the farm in general. Four pigs confessed to
conspiring with Snowball and were killed by the dogs.

Q-Which two animals have not yet lost heart?


A-Only Boxer and Clover never lost heart. Squealer made excellent speeches on the joy of
service and the dignity of labour, but the other animals found more inspiration in Boxer's
strength and his never-failing cry of "I will work harder!"

Q- Why do boxers attack dogs?


A-Why do you think the dogs attack Boxer ? Because he had defended Snowball and said
he did not believe that he was a traitor.

Q-Why did the hens have to give up their eggs?


A-Napoleon was selling all of their assets to get money for food (beacause of the failed
harvest) to feed the animals

Q-How has snowball's role been changed by the end of chapter 6?


A-Napoleon and Sqealer have together convinced the animals that snowball had been in with
the humans and against the animals from the start

Q-Why did Napoleon begin executing the animals?


A-He wanted to keep them in fear to stop any rebellion against him

Q-Whom did Boxer blame for the executions? what was his solution?
A-He said "it must have been due to some fault in ourselves" his solution was to work harder

Q-why did the animals sing beasts of England slowly and mournfully as the gathered
at the knoll?
A-they were mourning lost comrades and thinking that life on the farm was not as they had
hoped for

Q-why was singing of Beasts of England banned?


A-Napoleon said that it was no longer needed because the revolution was over but it was
actually because it might remind them of the idea of revolution

Q- In what ways has Napoleon set himself apart from the animals?
A-He has titles like "our leader, comrade Napoleon" he lived in desperate quarters in the
house he was not seen in public often and had guards to protect him and had ceremonies for
the celebration of his birthday

Q-How did Fredrick cheat Napoleon?


A-The bank note which he used to pay Napoleon for the timber was a forgery

Q-What moved he animals to attack Fredrick and his men at the Battle of the
Windmill?
A-Fredrick and his men blew up the animal's windmill

Q-Why was comrade Napoleon dying?


A-Napoleon was not really dying he had simply drank too much whiskey

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