Animal Farm, Part 6: Author’s Purpose — Cumulative exam
Question 9 • FL-1001340-English 2 Sem 1 - Flex
Read the passage from "How the Whale Got His Throat."In the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes. He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel. All the fishes he could find in all the sea he ate with his mouth—so! Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small 'Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way. Then the Whale stood up on his tail and said, "I’m hungry.” And the small 'Stute Fish said in a small 'stute voice, "Noble and generous Cetacean, have you ever tasted Man?”
Answer
A
to keep the whale full and happy
B
to teach the whale a life lesson
C
to escape being eaten by the whale
D
to ask the whale for protection
Explanation
The whale has eaten nearly all the fish, and the small 'Stute Fish is the only one left. By asking whether the whale has tasted Man, the fish directs the whale’s attention toward a different kind of food, helping it avoid being eaten. So the small fish speaks to escape being eaten by the whale.
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