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Animal Farm, Part 5: Motivation and Values Answers

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Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Animal Farm.Transporting the stone when it was once broken was comparatively simple. The horses carried it off in cart-loads, the sheep dragged single blocks, even Muriel and Benjamin yoked themselves into an old governess-cart and did their share. By late summer a sufficient store of stone had accumulated, and then the building began, under the superintendence of the pigs.

A
Slow pacing allows suspense to build about the outcome of the building.
B
Quick pacing allows a long process to be shown in a few sentences.
C
A flashback reveals the reason for the work.
D
Foreshadowing to future events gives readers insight into the consequences of the windmill.
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How does the pacing of this passage affect the reader's interpretation of the text? Select three options.

A
The flashback to earlier events helps readers understand what caused the storms.
B
The slowing of the pace shows readers the cause of the windmill’s destruction.
C
The slowing of the pace creates suspense for readers about what is to come.
D
Speeding up the pace of the text brings it to the climax of the windmill’s destruction.
E
The slowing of the pace gives readers details about the storm and its aftermath.
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Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Animal Farm.Every Monday Mr. Whymper visited the farm as had been arranged. He was a sly-looking little man with side whiskers, a solicitor in a very small way of business, but sharp enough to have realized earlier than anyone else that Animal Farm would need a broker and that the commissions would be worth having.

A
He is motivated by a desire for power.
B
He is motivated by financial success.
C
He is motivated by a sense of duty.
D
He is motivated by a desire to help others.
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How does the pacing of this passage affect the reader’s interpretation of the text? Select two options.

A
It creates suspense.
B
It allows uneventful time to pass.
C
It establishes a scene with details.
D
It increases interest in Snowball.
E
It includes flashbacks that affect plot.
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Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Animal Farm.All the animals remembered passing such resolutions: or at least they thought that they remembered it. The four young pigs who had protested when Napoleon abolished the Meetings raised their voices timidly, but they were promptly silenced by a tremendous growling from the dogs. Then, as usual, the sheep broke into "Four legs good, two legs bad!” and the momentary awkwardness was smoothed over. Finally Napoleon raised his trotter for silence and announced that he had already made all the arrangements.

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It illustrates a growing sense of community among the animals.
B
It reveals new information about Napoleon in a small amount of text.
C
It highlights the ways in which the animals are being silenced and controlled.
D
It shows how Napoleon’s leadership has progressed in a short period of time.
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Which statement best explains how Boxer’s values differ from Napoleon’s in chapter 6 of Animal Farm?

A
Boxer values success, while Napoleon values good efforts.
B
Boxer values truth, while Napoleon values cunning and deviousness.
C
Boxer values teamwork, while Napoleon values independence.
D
Boxer values hard work, while Napoleon values power and success.
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What are Squealer’s motivations for mentioning Snowball in this context? Select three options.

A
He wants to undermine Snowball’s credibility by mentioning him.
B
He wants to suppress a potential uprising of the animals.
C
He wants to distract the animals from learning the truth.
D
He wants to control the other animals by telling the truth.
E
He wants to prove to the other animals that he is powerful.

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