Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
…….. Once again Clover and Benjamin warned him to take care of his health, but
Boxer paid no attention. His twelfth birthday was approaching. He did not care what
happened so long as a good store of store of stone was accumulated before he went on
pension.
Late one evening, in the summer, a sudden rumour ran round the farm that
something had happened to Boxer. He had gone out alone to drag a load of stone down to
the windmill. And sure enough, the rumour was true….. . (i) In what condition did the animals find Boxer? (ii) Why did the animals feel uneasy when Squealer told them that Boxer would be sent to
a hospital at Willingdon for treatment?
How did Squealer reassure them? (iii) How much longer did Boxer expect to live?
How did he plan to spend his remaining days? (iv) What was written on the van that took Boxer away? What did Boxer do when he heard
the screams of the animals? (v) What was the new name given to Animal Farm by Napoleon?
What strange transformation did the animals notice on the faces of the pigs?
What is the significance of this transformation?