Question

Read the excerpt from chapter 5 of Animal Farm.

On the third Sunday after Snowball's expulsion, the animals were somewhat surprised to hear Napoleon announce that the windmill was to be built after all. He did not give any reason for having changed his mind, but merely warned the animals that this extra task would mean very hard work, it might even be necessary to reduce their rations. The plans, however, had all been prepared, down to the last detail. A special committee of pigs had been at work upon them for the past three weeks. The building of the windmill, with various other improvements, was expected to take two years.

The passage suggests that Napoleon is motivated by a desire for control over the farm. Which details from the text support this inference? Select three options.

Napoleon forces Snowball to leave the farm by expulsion.
Napoleon decides to help Snowball build the windmill.
Napoleon steals Snowball’s plans and claims them as his own.
Napoleon claims to have been an advocate of the windmill.
Napoleon plans to modernize the farm to be more efficient.

Answer 1

- Napoleon forces Snowball to leave the farm by expulsion.
- Napoleon steals Snowball’s plans and claims them as his own.
- Napoleon plans to modernize the farm to be more efficient.

Brief support from the passage: Snowball’s expulsion shows consolidation of power; the pigs’ secret preparation of the windmill plans and Napoleon’s sudden claim of the project imply he’s appropriating Snowball’s idea; and the windmill/“other improvements” signal a top-down modernization that increases his control.