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Read the excerpt from chapter 2 of Animal Farm.

The pigs now revealed that during the past three months they had taught themselves to read and write from an old spelling book which had belonged to Mr. Jones’s children and which had been thrown on the rubbish heap. Napoleon sent for pots of black and white paint and led the way down to the five-barred gate that gave on to the main road. Then Snowball (for it was Snowball who was best at writing) took a brush between the two knuckles of his trotter, painted out MANOR FARM from the top bar of the gate and in its place painted ANIMAL FARM.

How does the passage influence the reader’s interpretation of the text? Select two options.

The text contributes to a feeling of suspense.
The text highlights exciting events to keep the reader’s attention.
The text indicates that the story is moving toward a key event in the text.
The text furthers the plot by explaining how the pigs can read and write.
The text furthers the plot by giving details about Snowball.

The passage influences interpretation because the text contributes to a feeling of suspense and highlights exciting events to keep the reader's attention.

What is the passage about?

This passage from "Animal Farm" is about how the pigs learned to read and write after the animals took control of the farm. The author chooses to narrate this part in quite a fast-paced manner, which helps:

Create a feeling of suspense.

Highlight exciting events and keep reader's attention.

The author could have described the process of learning the pigs went through. Instead, he chose to simply let us know that they had already learned. By doing so, he keeps our attention engaged and we become curious as to what will happen next.

With the information above in mind, we can select options A and B as the correct answers.

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