Introducing Animal Farm
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- In this lesson, we will be introduced to the major characters in the novel and learn the word 'omniscient'. We will read the opening of the novel and consider how and why Orwell uses an omniscient narrator in the novel.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What happens which starts the rebellion?
Farmer Jones gets drunk.
The animals chase Farmer Jones away.
The pigs tell the animals to chase Farmer Jones away.
Q2.
What do Snowball and Napoleon give to the animals?
Freedom to do whatever they want.
Lots of food.
Nothing.
Q3.
What happens at the end of Animal Farm? (more than one correct answer)
Animal Farm is a happy place for all animals.
Farmer Jones returns and the farm becomes Manor Farm again.
Q4.
Where is Animal Farm still banned today?
England
India
Russia
Q5.
Animal Farm is an allegory of the Russian Revolution, but also a broader comment on...
Communism
farmers
5 Questions
Q1.
Who starts the idea of rebellion?
Farmer Jones starts the idea of the rebellion.
The horses start the idea of the rebellion.
The pigs start the idea of the rebellion.
Q2.
What kind of narrator does 'Animal Farm' have?
Animal Farm has a first person narrator.
Animal Farm has a third person narrator.
Animal Farm is narrated by George Orwell.
Q3.
How many points of view do we get to experience with an omniscient narrator?
We see a few characters' points of view but not all characters.
We see multiple characters' points of view.
We see one character's point of view.
Q4.
Why did Orwell use an omniscient narrator?
Orwell enjoyed using omniscient narration in his writing.
Orwell needed to use an omniscient narrator because the novella is an allegory.
Orwell needed to use an omniscient narrator to share his message.
Q5.
Who does Farmer Jones represent from the Russian Revolution?
Lenin
Ordinary Russian people
Stalin