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. The animals watched his coming and going with a kind of dread, and avoided him as much as possible. How does the pacing of this passage move the plot forward?
Answer
A
The quick pace makes readers suspenseful and confused about Mr. Whymper.
B
The quick pace allows the author to pass an uneventful period of time quickly.
C
The slow pace helps develop Mr. Whymper’s character with descriptive details.
D
The slow pace helps to place emphasis on the animals’ dread of Mr. Whymper.