Q.1
"The grass and the bursting hedges were gilded by the level rays of the sun." Which words create an image of a rich and fruitful farm?
  • Grass, hedges
  • Grass, gilded
  • Bursting, gilded
  • Hedges, sun
Q.2
The novel presents a rural setting that is not always a pastoral utopia, instead acknowledging the harsh annual cycle of farming life. Which of the following lines does NOT present this harsher side of farming life?
  • "The needs of the windmill must override everything else"
  • "The earth was like iron"
  • "How they toiled and sweated to get the hay in! But their efforts were rewarded, for the harvest was an even bigger success than they had hoped"
  • "The stormy weather was followed by sleet and snow, and then by a hard frost which did not break until well into February"
Q.3
Which of the following best describes the farmhouse?
  • Luxurious
  • Shabby
  • Plain, but clean
  • Dark and dismal
Q.4
Which one of the following is NOT a significant site for the animals' Sunday ritual?
  • The flagstaff in the farmhouse garden
  • The big barn
  • The stump near the flagstaff
  • The harness-room
Q.5
is set in which country?
  • Scotland
  • England
  • Russia
  • South Africa
Q.6
Which of the following best describes the mood of the final chapter when the pigs hold a banquet for their neighbors?
  • Jolly
  • Horrifying
  • Melancholic
  • Peaceful
Q.7
"Mr Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the pop-holes. With the ring of light from his lantern dancing from side to side he lurched across the yard, kicked off his boots at the back door, drew himself a last glass of beer from the barrel in the scullery, and made his way up to bed, where Mrs Jones was already snoring." Which one of the following is NOT achieved by this opening?
  • The reader learns that the novella is set on a farm
  • The reader learns that a revolt is brewing on the farm
  • The reader learns that the farmer is not especially good at his job
  • The reader is lead to believe the book will be about the farmer and his wife
Q.8
Where do the animals first meet?
  • In the farmhouse
  • In the stable
  • At the windmill
  • In the big barn
Q.9
Pinchfield, one of the farms neighboring Animal Farm, is described as small and well-kept. Which of the following matches the description of Foxwood, the other neighboring farm?
  • Large and productive
  • Small and unproductive
  • Neglected and old-fashioned
  • Beautiful, but unproductive
Q.10
When do the events take place?
  • Late 18th century
  • Between 1910 and 1920
  • Between 1939 and 1944
  • The time is not specified
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