Question

which character responses best support the author’s purpose in chapter 7? check all that apply. the dogs see to it that napoleon’s orders are carried out. the humans do not believe that snowball destroyed the windmill. four pigs confess that they have been secretly meeting with snowball. the other animals find inspiration in boxer’s refrain, \i will work harder!\ when the animals think about snowball, they cannot sleep in their stalls. three hens claim that snowball incited them to disobey napoleon’s orders. when the hens learn that they have to give up their eggs, they become upset.

Explanation:

To determine which character responses support the author’s purpose in chapter 7 (from Animal Farm), we analyze each option:

1. “The dogs see to it that Napoleon’s orders are carried out.”

Napoleon uses the dogs as enforcers to maintain control, showing his authoritarian rule. This supports the theme of tyranny and manipulation.

1. “The humans do not believe that Snowball destroyed the windmill.”

Human disbelief does not directly relate to Napoleon’s manipulation of the animals (the author’s focus here), so this is not supportive.

1. “Four pigs confess that they have been secretly meeting with Snowball.”

Napoleon forces false confessions to eliminate dissent, highlighting his use of fear and false accusations. This supports the theme of oppression.

1. “The other animals find inspiration in Boxer’s refrain, ‘I will work harder!’”

This shows blind loyalty, but chapter 7 focuses on Napoleon’s purges (not inspiration). Thus, not supportive.

1. “When the animals think about Snowball, they cannot sleep in their stalls.”

The text does not emphasize this; the focus is on confessions/purges, so this is not supportive.

1. “Three hens claim that Snowball incited them to disobey Napoleon’s orders.”

Like the pigs, the hens are forced to falsely accuse Snowball, showing Napoleon’s manipulation to justify his actions. This supports the theme of tyranny.

1. “When the hens learn that they have to give up their eggs, they become upset.”

This is about the hens’ reaction to egg-taking (a later conflict), not Napoleon’s chapter 7 purges. Thus, not supportive.

• The dogs enforcing Napoleon’s orders shows his authoritarian control.
• Four pigs’ false confessions highlight Napoleon’s use of fear/accusations to eliminate dissent.
• Three hens’ false accusations of Snowball show Napoleon’s manipulation to justify his rule.

Answer:

• The dogs see to it that Napoleon’s orders are carried out.
• Four pigs confess that they have been secretly meeting with Snowball.
• Three hens claim that Snowball incited them to disobey Napoleon’s orders.