Question

read the passage from animal farm. on the third sunday after snowball’s expulsion, the animals were somewhat surprised to hear napoleon announce that the windmill was to be built after all. he did not give any reason for having changed his mind, but merely warned the animals that this extra task would mean very hard work, it might even be necessary to reduce their rations. what is the central idea of this passage? the animals cannot believe that snowball is gone. napoleon expects the animals to work harder and eat less. the animals do not understand why they have to build a windmill. napoleon steals ideas from snowball and pretends they are his own.

Explanation:

The passage from "Animal Farm" shows Napoleon announcing the windmill will be built, warning animals the extra task means hard work and maybe reduced rations. We analyze each option:

• Option 1: The passage doesn't focus on animals' belief about Snowball's absence. Eliminate.
• Option 2: The text says the extra task (building windmill) means hard work and maybe reduced rations, so Napoleon expects animals to work harder (and potentially eat less). This matches.
• Option 3: The passage doesn't highlight animals' misunderstanding of why they build the windmill, but rather the consequence of the task. Eliminate.
• Option 4: The passage doesn't discuss Napoleon stealing ideas from Snowball here. Eliminate.

Answer:

B. Napoleon expects the animals to work harder and eat less. (Note: Assuming the options are labeled A - D with A being "The animals cannot believe that Snowball is gone", B being "Napoleon expects the animals to work harder and eat less", C being "The animals do not understand why they have to build a windmill", D being "Napoleon steals ideas from Snowball and pretends they are his own". If labels differ, adjust accordingly based on the actual option labels in the question.)