Question

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? ○ moses and his stories will complicate the pigs’ control over the other animals. ○ the pigs will adopt moses’s ideas and promote them on animal farm. ○ moses will die and end up on sugarcandy mountain, thus proving its existence. ○ the animals will demand that moses leave the farm and will force him out.

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option A: The passage says pigs struggle to counter Moses' lies (about Sugarcandy Mountain) as some animals believe him. So Moses’ stories could make it harder for pigs to control the animals (since the pigs are trying to persuade them there’s no such place, and Moses’ tales contradict that, complicating control).
2. Analyze Option B: The pigs are arguing against Moses’ ideas (saying there’s no Sugarcandy Mountain), so they won’t adopt his ideas. Eliminate B.
3. Analyze Option C: The passage gives no indication Moses will die or that his death will prove the mountain’s existence. Eliminate C.
4. Analyze Option D: The animals hate Moses but some believe his tales. There’s no info they’ll force him out; the focus is on pigs countering his lies. Eliminate D.

Answer:

A. Moses and his stories will complicate the pigs’ control over the other animals.