Answers FL-1001340-English 2 Sem 1 - FlexSugar Changed the World, Part 5: Developing and Refining Ideas

Sugar Changed the World, Part 5: Developing and Refining Ideas Answers

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Why is this passage an example of exposition?

It introduces one of the main conflicts of the novel.

It introduces several main characters in the novel.

It describes the physical environment of the novel.

It describes the time period in which the novel takes place.

Which line from the passage best supports the description of Benjamin as "cynical”?

“Benjamin was the oldest animal on the farm, and the worst tempered.”

“He would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off, but that he would sooner have had no tail and no flies.”

“Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer.”

“The two of them usually spent their Sundays together in the small paddock beyond the orchard.”

Which statement best explains why Orwell used fable, allegory, and satire to write Animal Farm?

He did not want his readers to take the story too seriously and believed that using animals would achieve this purpose.

He was afraid that British readers would be offended if he mentioned the Soviet Union specifically, so he chose to write an allegory.

He wanted to portray the Soviet Union as an oppressive, totalitarian regime, and he wanted to make the connections clear and obvious.

He wanted to reach a wider audience by addressing the themes of oppression, suffering, and injustice without explicitly referring to current events.

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