Question

read the excerpt from animal farm.
as winter drew on, mollie became more and more
troublesome. she was late for work every morning and
excused herself by saying that she had overslept, and
she complained of mysterious pains, although her
appetite was excellent. on every kind of pretext she
would run away from work and go to the drinking pool,
where she would stand foolishly gazing at her own
reflection in the water. but there were also rumours of
something,more serious. one day, as mollie strolled
blithely into the yard, flirting her long tail and chewing
at a stalk of hay, clover took her aside.
\mollie,\ she said, \i have something very serious to
say to you. this morning i saw you looking over the
hedge that divides animal farm from foxwood. one of
mr. pilkingtons men was standing on the other side of
the hedge. and—i was a long way away, but i am
almost certain i saw this—he was talking to you and
what conflicts are presented in this excerpt? select
three options.
□ mollie is in conflict with herself because she wants
to leave the farm.
□ mollie is in conflict with clover because clover sees
mollie with the farmer.
□ mollie is in conflict with the farmer because he
wants her to live on his farm.
□ mollie is in conflict with the farm because she does
not like her living conditions.
□ mollie is in conflict with nature because she is cold
and suffering from an illness.

Explanation:

1. Analyze each option:

• Option 1: Mollie wants to leave but may be conflicted (internal conflict), so this is valid.
• Option 2: Clover saw Mollie with the farmer, so conflict between Mollie and Clover (over Mollie's interaction with the farmer) is valid.
• Option 3: The excerpt doesn't show the farmer wanting Mollie to live on his farm; invalid.
• Option 4: Mollie is late, shirks work, etc., showing conflict with the farm's work/living expectations (since she dislikes the conditions or the farm's ideology? Or her behavior vs. farm's needs), valid.
• Option 5: Her "mysterious pains" are a pretense, and cold/illness isn't a nature conflict here; invalid. Wait, correction: Wait, the options: Let's re - check. Wait, the correct three are:
• Mollie is in conflict with herself (wants to leave, internal), Mollie is in conflict with Clover (Clover confronts her about the farmer), and Mollie is in conflict with the farm (her behavior is against farm's work ethic/ideals). Wait, original options:
• First option: "Mollie is in conflict with herself because she wants to leave the farm." – internal conflict, valid.
• Second option: "Mollie is in conflict with Clover because Clover sees Mollie with the farmer." – Clover confronts her, so conflict between them, valid.
• Fourth option: "Mollie is in conflict with the farm because she does not like her living conditions." – her tardiness, shirking work, etc., show she's not conforming to the farm's requirements, so conflict with the farm (the collective), valid.
• Wait, maybe I misread earlier. Let's re - evaluate:
• Option 1: Internal conflict (wants to leave, maybe feels torn), valid.
• Option 2: Clover saw Mollie with the farmer, so Clover and Mollie have a conflict (Clover is confronting her), valid.
• Option 4: Mollie's behavior (being late, shirking work) shows conflict with the farm (the farm expects work, she doesn't want to conform), valid.
• Option 3: The farmer's desire isn't shown, invalid.
• Option 5: Her illness is a pretense, and cold isn't a nature conflict here, invalid.

Answer:

A. Mollie is in conflict with herself because she wants to leave the farm.
B. Mollie is in conflict with Clover because Clover sees Mollie with the farmer.
D. Mollie is in conflict with the farm because she does not like her living conditions.