Question

read the passage from animal farm. out of spite, the human beings pretended not to believe that it was snowball who had destroyed the windmill: they said that it had fallen down because the walls were too thin. the animals knew that this was not the case. still, it had been decided to build the walls three feet thick this time instead of eighteen inches as before, which meant collecting much larger quantities of stone. for a long time the quarry was full of snowdrifts and nothing could be done. some progress was made in the dry frosty weather that followed, but it was cruel work, and the animals could not feel so hopeful about it as they had felt before. they were always cold, and usually hungry as well. only boxer and clover never lost heart. squealer made excellent speeches on the joy of service and the dignity of labour, but the other animals found more inspiration in boxers strength and his never - failing cry. which detail from the text best demonstrates the effect of totalitarianism on the animals? \progress was made in the dry frosty weather that followed.\ \it had been decided to build the walls three feet thick.\ \they were always cold, and usually hungry as well.\ \for a long time the quarry was full of snowdrifts and nothing could be done.\

Explanation:

To determine the detail showing totalitarianism's effect on animals, we analyze each option:

• The first option ("Progress was made...") describes work progress, not the effect on animals.
• The second option ("It had been decided...") is about a construction decision, not the animals' condition.
• The third option ("They were always cold...") shows the animals' suffering (cold, hungry) due to the harsh demands of the totalitarian regime, directly demonstrating the effect on them.
• The fourth option ("For a long time...") is about weather - related work disruption, not the effect on animals.

Answer:

C. "They were always cold, and usually hungry as well."