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—supports the theme of tyranny.

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

This focuses on human skepticism, not Napoleon’s manipulation of the animals—does not support the author’s purpose for chapter 7.

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

Napoleon forces false confessions to eliminate dissent, demonstrating his use of fear and propaganda—supports the theme of totalitarian control.

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

Boxer’s blind loyalty shows how Napoleon exploits the animals’ good intentions, but this is more about exploitation than the purge/control in chapter 7—less direct support.

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

This focuses on fear of Snowball (a scapegoat) but does not highlight Napoleon’s active manipulation (like confessions or enforcement)—less direct.

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

False confessions blaming Snowball show Napoleon’s use of scapegoating and coercion to eliminate opposition—supports the theme of totalitarian control.

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

This is about economic exploitation, not the political purge/control in chapter 7—does not support the author’s purpose for chapter 7.

• The dogs enforcing Napoleon’s orders shows authoritarian control.
• Four pigs’ false confession shows Napoleon’s use of fear/propaganda to eliminate dissent.
• Three hens blaming Snowball (a scapegoat) shows coercion and false accusations to maintain power.

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.