Question

read the excerpt from animal farm.
one sunday morning squealer announced that the hens, who had just come in to lay again, must surrender their eggs. napoleon had accepted, through whymper, a contract for four hundred eggs a week. the price of these would pay for enough grain and meal to keep the farm going till summer came on and conditions were easier.
when the hens heard this, they raised a terrible outcry. they had been warned earlier that this sacrifice might be necessary, but had not believed that it would really happen. they were just getting their clutches ready for the spring sitting, and they protested that to take the eggs away now was murder. for the first time since the expulsion of jones, there was something resembling a rebellion. led by three young black minorca pullets, the hens made a
what is the most likely reason the author wrote this passage?
to show the animals increasing resistance to napoleon
to show that napoleon will use extreme cruelty to stop a revolt
to show that food can be a very powerful motivating force
to show that rebelling against authority does not change anything

Explanation:

The excerpt describes the hens' protest against Napoleon taking their eggs, which is a rebellion. The question asks for the author’s purpose. Option B states Napoleon uses extreme cruelty to stop revolt—this aligns with the context of suppressing the hens’ resistance, a key theme in Animal Farm about authoritarian control.

Answer:

B. to show that Napoleon will use extreme cruelty to stop a revolt