Question

How do conflict and causal relationships work together to advance the plot? Check all that apply.

Tension between Napoleon and Snowball causes shifts in the story, including changes to leadership on the farm.
Snowball’s plans for the windmill create effects that propel the plot toward an attack and his removal from the farm.
The pigs’ privileges suggest that future conflicts between the pigs and the other animals will advance the plot.
Boxer’s internal conflict influences the other animals and will likely inspire them to have conflicts of their own later in the story.
Mollie’s internal conflict stems from her love of finer things, causing her to leave the farm and lead the other animals to disobey.

Answer 1

Correct: 1, 2, and 3.

- 1: True — Napoleon vs. Snowball causes major shifts (rivalry, Snowball’s expulsion, Napoleon’s rise).
- 2: True — Snowball’s windmill plan is a key causal catalyst that leads to conflict, attack, and his removal.
- 3: True — The pigs’ growing privileges create inequality and foreshadow future clashes that move the plot.

Incorrect: 4 and 5.

- 4: Boxer is mostly loyal rather than internally conflicted in a way that sparks others’ rebellions; his fate provokes doubt later but doesn’t inspire immediate conflicts.
- 5: Mollie does leave because she prefers “finer things,” but she does not lead the other animals to disobey — she simply deserts the farm.