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Question 1 • CMS 2026-2027 English II CREDIT RECOVERY

Which excerpt from chapter 2 of Animal Farm is an example of foreshadowing?

Answer

“They [Jones and his men] had never seen animals behave like this before, and this sudden uprising of creatures whom they were used to thrashing and maltreating just as they chose, frightened them almost out of their wits.”

“These three [Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer] had elaborated old Major's teachings into a complete system of thought, to which they gave the name of Animalism.”

“Now, as it turned out, the Rebellion was achieved much earlier and more easily than anyone had expected.”

“She [Mollie] had taken a piece of blue ribbon from Mrs. Jones's dressing-table, and was holding it against her shoulder and admiring herself in the glass in a very foolish manner.”

Explanation

Mollie admiring herself with a ribbon hints that she will continue to value human comforts and decorations over the animals’ cause. Later, she struggles to give up sugar and ribbons and eventually leaves the farm. The excerpt therefore foreshadows her rejection of Animalism; the other choices describe events or ideas without this kind of hint about what is to come.

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