Question

read the excerpt from chapter 6 of animal farm. november came, with raging south-west winds. building had to stop because it was now too wet to mix the cement. finally there came a night when the gale was so violent that the farm buildings rocked on their foundations and several tiles were blown off the roof of the barn. the hens woke up squawking with terror because they had all dreamed simultaneously of hearing a gun go off in the distance. in the morning the animals came out of their stalls to find that the flagstaff had been blown down and an elm tree at the foot of the orchard had been plucked up like a radish. they had just noticed this when a cry of despair broke from every animals throat. a terrible sight had met their eyes. the windmill was in ruins. how does the pacing of this passage affect the reader’s interpretation of the text? select three options. the flashback to earlier events helps readers understand what caused the storms. the slowing of the pace shows readers the cause of the windmill’s destruction. the slowing of the pace creates suspense for readers about what is to come. speeding up the pace of the text brings it to the climax of the windmill’s destruction. the slowing of the pace gives readers details about the storm and its aftermath

Explanation:

1. Analyze each option:

• Option 1: The passage has no flashback to earlier events related to the storms, so this is incorrect.
• Option 2: The passage does not show the cause of the windmill's destruction as the windmill's destruction is the result of the storm, and the pace - slowing here is about describing the storm, not showing the cause of the windmill's destruction. So this is incorrect.
• Option 3: The detailed description of the storm (slowing of pace) builds up the situation, creating suspense about what will happen next (like the discovery of the windmill's state), so this is correct.
• Option 4: The description of the storm and the events leading to the windmill's discovery is a build - up, and when the windmill's ruin is revealed, it is the climax. The pace speeds up to reach this climax, so this is correct.
• Option 5: The passage slows down to describe the storm (raging winds, tiles blown off, flagstaff down, elm tree plucked) and its aftermath (finding the windmill in ruins), giving readers details, so this is correct.

Answer:

C. The slowing of the pace creates suspense for readers about what is to come.
D. Speeding up the pace of the text brings it to the climax of the windmill’s destruction.
E. The slowing of the pace gives readers details about the storm and its aftermath.