Question 8 • CMS 2026-2027 English II CREDIT RECOVERY
Read the passage from chapter 2 of Animal Farm . The pigs had an even harder struggle to counteract the lies put about by Moses, the tame raven. Moses, who was Mr. Jones's especial pet, was a spy and a tale-bearer, but he was also a clever talker. He claimed to know of the existence of a mysterious country called Sugarcandy Mountain, to which all animals went when they died. It was situated somewhere up in the sky, a little distance beyond the clouds, Moses said. In Sugarcandy Mountain it was Sunday seven days a week, clover was in season all the year round, and lump sugar and linseed cake grew on the hedges. The animals hated Moses because he told tales and did no work, but some of them believed in Sugarcandy Mountain, and the pigs had to argue very hard to persuade them that there was no such place. Which prediction does this passage best support?
Answer
A
The pigs will adopt Moses’s ideas and promote them on Animal Farm.
B
The animals will demand that Moses leave the farm and will force him out.
C
Moses will die and end up on Sugarcandy Mountain, thus proving its existence.
D
Moses and his stories will complicate the pigs’ control over the other animals.
Explanation
The passage says Moses’s stories persuade some animals to believe in Sugarcandy Mountain, so the pigs have to work hard to convince them otherwise. This suggests that Moses’s influence will make it harder for the pigs to control what the animals believe. Therefore, the best prediction is that Moses and his stories will complicate the pigs’ control over the other animals.
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