Question

snowball had made a close study of some back numbers of the \farmer and stockbreeder\ which he had found in the farmhouse, and was full of plans for innovations and improvements. he talked learnedly about field drains, silage, and basic slag, and had worked out a complicated scheme for all the animals to drop their dung directly in the fields, at a different spot every day, to save the labour of cartage. napoleon produced no schemes of his own, but said quietly that snowballs would come to nothing, and seemed to be biding his time.
—animal farm,
george orwell
how do snowball’s plans for the farm affect napoleon?
check all that apply.
□ napoleon supports all of snowball’s plans.
□ napoleon does not listen to snowball’s ideas.
□ napoleon does not make any plans of his own.
□ napoleon says that the improvements will never happen.
□ napoleon seems to be waiting for snowball’s plans to fail.

Explanation:

• "Napoleon supports all of Snowball’s plans": The text says Napoleon said Snowball's plans would come to nothing, so he doesn't support them. Eliminate this.
• "Napoleon does not listen to Snowball’s ideas": The text shows Napoleon is aware of Snowball's plans (he comments on them) but doesn't engage with the ideas positively, and there's no indication he listens to develop or support. This applies.
• "Napoleon does not make any plans of his own": The text states "Napoleon produced no schemes of his own", so this applies.
• "Napoleon says that the improvements will never happen": The text says "Napoleon... said quietly that Snowball’s would come to nothing", so this applies.
• "Napoleon seems to be waiting for Snowball’s plans to fail": The text says he "seemed to be biding his time", implying he's waiting for the plans to fail. This applies.

Answer:

B. Napoleon does not listen to Snowball’s ideas.
C. Napoleon does not make any plans of his own.
D. Napoleon says that the improvements will never happen.
E. Napoleon seems to be waiting for Snowball’s plans to fail.